Women's Tennis Has Strong Showing on Second Day of Yale InvitationalWomen's Tennis Has Strong Showing on Second Day of Yale Invitational

Women's Tennis Has Strong Showing on Second Day of Yale Invitational

Nov. 1, 2008

NEW HAVEN, CONN.; - The Penn State women's tennis team went an impressive 15-4 on the second day of the Yale Invitational. The tournament continues tomorrow at Culman-Heyman Tennis Center.

In Blue flight singles play, freshman Monika Mical (Stalowa Wola, Poland) defeated Francine Whu of Boston University (7-6(6), 6-3). Junior Sarah Lotto (Toronto, Ontario) was topped by Mary Wilson of Quinnipiac in two sets by a score of 6-4, 6-3. Freshman Maria Prishlyak (Kiev, Ukraine) earned a hard-fought win over Jessie Rhee of Yale by a score of 7-6, 7-3, 3-6, 10-5.

In other singles play, junior Lauren McCarthy (Danbury, Conn.) beat Paulina Rys of Fairfield (6-1, 6-2) in the White flight. Sophomore Denisa Zobeideh (Weston, Fla.) defeated Stevi Petrelli of Yale (4-6, 6-3, 10-4). In the Silver flight, walk-on freshman Kristen Roth (Ardmore, Pa.) earned a win over Kasey Rosenberger of Quinnipiac by a score of 6-3, 6-3. Also in the Silver flight, senior Leyla Morzan defeated Lilian Nguyen of Yale (6-4, 6-1) and freshman Michaela Stracar (Jericho, N.Y.) won over Tara Brennan of Fairfield (6-1, 6-0). Freshman Allie Hefter (Longmont, Colo.) fell to Yana Sadovskaya of Boston University by a score of 6-1, 6-2.

In Blue Flight doubles play, Lotto and Mical defeated Vicky Brook and Jessica Rhee of Yale 8-5 before falling to Stefanie Nunic and Francine Whu of Boston College (8-4). McCarthy and Prishlyak fell to Janet Kim and Lauren Ritz of Yale 8-4, and later won their Blue flight consolation match over Ashley Spicer and Chelsea Jones of Syracuse by a score of 9-7. Morzan and senior Dorothy Dohanics (Pittsburgh, Pa.) won both their matches in the White doubles flight, the first over Natalie Duckor and Shawna Sarson of Quinnipiac (8-4) and the second over Kristen Liu and Paulina Rys of Fairfield (9-7).

In the Silver doubles flight, Stracar and Hefter topped Lilian Nguyen and Sarah Lederhandler of Yale by a score of 8-2, followed by a default win the second round. Zobeideh and Roth defeated Dana Postupack and Marisa Voloshin of Fairfield 8-2 and also earned a default win in the second round.

Penn State Women's Tennis - Yale Invitational Day Two Results

Singles
Blue Flight: Monika Mical (PSU) def. Francine Whu (BU) - 7-6(6), 6-3
Blue Flight: Mary Wilson (Quinnipiac) def. Sarah Lotto (PSU) - 6-4, 6-3
Blue Flight: Maria Prishlyak (PSU) def. Jessie Rhee (Yale) - 7-6, 7-3, 3-6, 10-5
White Flight: Lauren McCarthy (PSU) def. Paulina Rys (Fairfield) - 6-1, 6-2
White Flight: Denisa Zobeideh (PSU) def. Stevi Petrelli (Yale) - 4-6, 6-3, 10-4
Silver Flight: Kristen Roth (PSU) def. Kasey Rosenberger (Quinnipiac) - 6-3, 6-3
Silver Flight: Yana Sadovskaya (BU) def. Allie Hefter - 6-1, 6-2
Silver Flight: Leyla Morzan (PSU) def. Lilian Nguyen (Yale) - 6-4, 6-1
Silver Flight: Michaela Stracar (PSU) def. Tara Brennan (Fairfield) - 6-1, 6-0

Doubles
Blue Flight: Kim/Ritz (Yale) def. McCarthy/Prishlyak (PSU) - 8-4
Blue Flight Consolation: McCarthy/Prishlyak (PSU) def. Spicer/Jones (Syracuse) - 9-7
Blue Flight: Lotto/Mical (PSU) def. Brook/Rhee (Yale) - 8-5
Blue Flight Second Round: Nunic/Whu (BU) def. Lotto/Mical (PSU) - 8-4
White Flight: Dohanics/Morzan (PSU) def. Duckor/Sarson (Quinnipiac) - 8-4
White Flight: Dohanics/Morzan (PSU) def. Liu/Rys (Fairfield) - 9-7
Silver Flight: Stracar/Hefter (PSU) def. Nguyen/Lederhandler (Yale) - 8-2
Silver Flight Second Round: Stracar/Hefter (PSU) win (default)
Silver Flight: Zobeideh/Roth (PSU) def. Postupack/Voloshin (Fairfield) - 8-2
Silver Flight Second Round: Zobeideh/Roth (PSU) win (default)