Ithaca Women's Tennis Wraps Regular Season With 8-1 Victory

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Ithaca College women's tennis team concluded its regular-season schedule with an 8-1 victory over Connecticut College at Glazer Arena on Sunday morning. Ithaca won two of three doubles matches, then won all six singles matches. Ithaca is 13-6 overall and Connecticut College is 3-13.

Haley Kusak and Cristina Nunez led the top of the lineup for Ithaca. The duo won 8-0 at first singles, and each won in straight sets in singles play. Nunez won 6-1, 6-1 at first singles and Kusak won 6-4, 7-5 at second singles.

Allison Vizgaitis and Alyssa Steinweis won 8-6 at second doubles and then posted singles victories. Vizgaitis came back to win her fourth singles match in three sets by scores of 4-6, 6-1, 10-6. Steinweis won at fifth singles 6-4, 6-2.

The other singles victories were earned by Carly Siegel and Kelly Fishback.

Ithaca has earned automatic qualification to the 2014 NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Championships by virtue of its Empire 8 title in the fall. The tournament field will be announced via press release from the NCAA on May 5 at 7 p.m. Information on opponent and venue will be available at that time. Opening-round matches will take place May 9-11.

Ithaca 8, Connecticut College 1
04/27/14 at Ithaca, N.Y.
(Glazer Arena)

Singles competition
1. Cristina Nunez (IC) def. Charlotte Marcoux (CONN) 6-1, 6-1
2. Haley Kusak (IC) def. Adrieene Sieverding (CONN) 6-4, 7-5
3. Carly Siegel (IC) def. Monica Rohrbach (CONN) 6-2, 6-1
4. Allison Vizgaitis (IC) def. Susanna Studwell (CONN) 4-6, 6-1, 10-6
5. Alyssa Steinweis (IC) def. Aneeka Kalia (CONN) 6-4, 6-2
6. Kelly Fishback (IC) def. Jillian Brigandi (CONN) 6-7 (3-7), 6-2, 10-4

Doubles competition
1. Haley Kusak/Cristina Nunez (IC) def. Charlotte Marcoux/Ellie Rudd (CONN) 8-0
2. Alyssa Steinweis/Allison Vizgaitis (IC) def. Monica Rohrbach/Adrieene Sieverding (CONN) 8-6
3. Jillian Brigandi/Gibson Miller (CONN) def. Kelly Fishback/Sydney Greenspan (IC) 8-1

Team Records:
Connecticut College 3-13
Ithaca 13-6

Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (1,3,2,6,4,5)