WEST LONG BRANCH,
N.J.-
Monmouth University's women's tennis senior class closed out their
regular season careers with a 7-0 victory over Northeast Conference opponent
Saint Francis College, Monday afternoon at the MU Tennis Courts.
Seniors Reciel Arribe
(Hillsborough, N.J./Hillsborough), Kelly Friedrich
(Brick,
N.J./Brick Memorial) and Katie Tierney
(Berkeley Heights, N.J./Governor
Livingston) were honored pre-match by head coach Patrice Murray
.
The Hawks swept the doubles portion of the match with Tierney and Arribe
blanking Shimiere Douglas and Renee Warner at the No. 2 spot 8-0. Junior Nicole Lippens
(West Long Branch,
N.J./Shore Regional) and freshman Brooke Verdiglione
(Englishtown, N.J./St.
John Vianney) won their top-flight doubles match 8-2 while Dana Ferrari
(Saddle
Brook, N.J./Immaculate Heart Academy) and Jessica Slinger
(Tinton Falls,
N.J./Monmouth Regional) earned an 8-1 match at the third doubles spot.
MU also swept the six singles spots, with Verdiglione earning a competitive
match at the No. 2 spot, 7-5, 6-0 over Terrier Van Sluytman. Ferrari, Slinger and Tierney earned 6-0, 6-0
wins at the No. 2 and 4 spots, while Shelby Goldman
(West Hempstead, N.Y./West
Hempstead) had a 6-1, 7-5 victory over Shimiere Douglass. Lippens, a sophomore, defeated SFC's top
player Ewa Opala, 6-2, 6-2 in the No. 1 spot.
The Hawks will now turn their attention to the 2011 NEC Tournament, beginning on
Friday at 9 a.m. Monmouth will face the
Terriers in the opening round of the tournament in the 7-10 seeded
matchup. The winner of that match will
go on to face second-seeded Fairleigh Dickinson.
Monmouth
University 7, Saint Francis (NY) 0
Apr 11, 2011 at West Long
Branch, N.J.
Singles competition
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1. LIPPENS, Nicole (MUW) def. OPALA, Ewa (SFNY) 6-2, 6-2
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2. VERDIGLIONE, Brooke (MUW) def. VAN SLUYTMAN, A. (SFNY)
7-5, 6-0
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3. FERRARI, Dana (MUW) def. WARNER, Renee (SFNY) 6-0, 6-0
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4. TIERNEY, Katie (MUW) def. SLAY, Shakaya (SFNY) 6-0, 6-0
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5. GOLDMAN, Shelby (MUW) def. DOUGLAS, Shimiere (SFNY)
6-1, 7-5
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6. SLINGER, Jessica (MUW) def. LAWRENCE, Angel (SFNY) 6-0,
6-0
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Doubles competition
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1. LIPPENS, Nicole/VERDIGLIONE, Brooke (MUW) def. OPALA,
Ewa/VAN SLUYTMAN, A. (SFNY) 8-2
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2. TIERNEY, Katie/ARRIBE, RECIEL (MUW) def. DOUGLAS,
Shimiere/WARNER, Renee (SFNY) 8-0
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3. FERRARI, Dana/SLINGER, Jessica (MUW) def. SLAY,
Shakaya/LAWRENCE, Angel (SFNY) 8-1
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Match Notes
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Saint Francis (NY) 1-14 (0-6 NEC)
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Monmouth University 5-11 (3-5 NEC)
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