St. Mary's City, Md. - The St. Mary's College
of Maryland women's tennis team evened its record to 2-2 with a
hard-fought 5-4 triumph over Shenandoah University Friday as senior
Jerilyn Rogalski (Amherst, Mass./Amherst Regional)
and sophomore Monica Powell (Rockville,
Md./Rockville) notched clutch wins.
Powell knotted the match at 4-4 with her 2-6,
7-5, 6-3 victory over freshman Alissa Altau
(Waynesboro, Va./Waynesboro) at No. 3 singles.
Then Rogalski sealed the win with a decisive
6-3, 6-3 performance over junior Jessica Putnam
(Strasburg, Va./Strasburg) at No. 5 singles.
Shenandoah (1-2) owned a 2-1 lead after doubles action and then
took a 4-2 advantage as freshman Briana Malley
(Gainesville, Va./Battlefield) posted a 7-6 (7-4), 6-2 win over
junior Michelle Compton (Havre de Grace, Md./Tome)
at No. 2 singles. Sophomore Brittany Bascope
(Burke, Va./Lake Braddock) followed with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over
freshman Randi Cropper (California,
Md./Leonardtown).
The fall portion of the 2008-09 schedule is now complete and the
next time that the Seahawks will be back in action will be on March
1, 2009 when St. Mary's takes on Bowie State University on the
road.
Tennis Match Results
10/10/2008 at St. Mary's City, Md. (Somerset Tennis
Complex)
Singles competition
1. Sarah Weisse (SMC) def. HIGHTOWER, Colleen (SUW) 4-6,
6-1, 7-6 (7-1)
2. MALLEY, Briana (SUW) def. Michelle Compton (SMC) 7-6 (7-4),
6-2
3. Monica Powell (SMC) def. ALTAU, Aliisa (SUW) 2-6, 7-5, 6-3
4. BASCOPE, Brittany (SUW) def. Randi Cropper (SMC) 6-1, 6-0
5. Jerilyn Rogalski (SMC) def. PUTMAN, Jessica (SUW) 6-3, 6-3
6. Kathleen Ramsey (SMC) def. GELIKANOVA, Evgenia (SUW) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. HIGHTOWER, Colleen/MALLEY, Briana (SUW) def. S.
Weisse/Michelle Compton (SMC) 8-6
2. ALTAU, Aliisa/BASCOPE, Brittany (SUW) def. Monica Powell/Randi
Cropper (SMC) 8-3
3. J. Rogalski/Kathleen Ramsey (SMC) def. PUTMAN,
Jessica/GELIKANOVA, Evgenia (SUW) 8-0
Match Notes:
Shenandoah 1-2
St. Mary's (Md.) 2-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (6,2,4,1,3)
20-minute delay when lights went out.
