WOODBRIDGE, Conn. – Ahead 4-2 after doubles and three singles contests, freshman Caitlin Ortiz put away the match for the Molloy College women’s tennis team against the University of New Haven with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over senior Leah Smith at Amity High School on Saturday afternoon in Woodbridge, Conn. With the decision, the Lions capped the 2009 season at 4-6 overall. As for the Chargers, they dropped to 1-5 on the year.
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CALDWELL, N.J. – Fans, today’s tennis contest between Caldwell College and Molloy College at the Caldwell Tennis Courts in Caldwell, N.J. has been postponed. No make-up date has been announced.
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CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. – The East Coast Conference issued its year-end accolades for women’s tennis on Wednesday morning, and freshman Jeana Frey was named to the first-team for her efforts during the season. During the 2009 campaign so far, Frey has registered a singles ledger of 6-4, which includes a 3-2 mark in East Coast Conference action. She has also teamed up with fellow freshman Caitlin Ortiz for three victories in doubles play.
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FLUSHING, N.Y. – Due to impending weather conditions, today’s East Coast Conference Tournament semifinal match-up between Molloy College and Queens College has been postponed. The match will now be held tomorrow on the Queens campus. First serve is slated for 3 p.m.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Sunday afternoon, the Molloy College women’s tennis team welcomed in East Coast Conference newcomer University of the District of Columbia with a 9-0 result for the Lions at the Rock Creek Tennis Center in Washington, D.C. The Lions have now improved to 3-6 overall and 2-3 in league play. They also clinched a spot in the ECC Tournament for the first time in program history. As for the Firebirds, they went to an overall and league record of 0-5.
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BALDWIN, N.Y. – On Friday, the Molloy College women’s tennis team capped off its home slate for the 2009 campaign with a 6-3 victory against East Coast Conference nemesis St. Thomas Aquinas College at Baldwin Park in Baldwin, N.Y. The Lions have now gone to 2-6 overall and 1-3 when taking on league foes. They also snapped a losing streak of six straight matches.
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FLUSHING, N.Y. – On Wednesday afternoon, the Molloy College women’s tennis team was beat by 2008 East Coast Conference Tournament runner-up Queens College, 9-0, in Flushing, N.Y. The Lions now own an overall record of 1-5 and a league mark of 0-3. They have also lost their previous five contests. As for the Knights, they went to 9-0 and 5-0 versus ECC foes. Freshman Jeana Frey played a three-set bout with senior Somadi Drucker at first singles, but lost, 7-5, 6-7, 8-10.
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BALDWIN, N.Y. – Senior Annie Ayala notched victories in singles and doubles play on Tuesday, but it did not get the job done as the Molloy College women’s tennis team fell to East Coast Conference opponent C.W. Post by a 5-4 decision at Baldwin Park in Baldwin, N.Y. With the result, the Lions fell to 1-4 and 0-2 in league action. On the other hand, the Pioneers improved to an overall record of 3-4 and an ECC mark of 3-2.
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SPARKILL, N.Y. – Due to inclement weather, Monday's women's tennis contest in Sparkill, N.Y. between Molloy College and St. Thomas Aquinas College was suspended. The two squads were able to get all but two matches in. The Lions and Spartans will resume their clash as part of a doubleheader this Friday at 3:30 p.m. at Baldwin Park in Baldwin, N.Y.
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LAKEWOOD, N.J. – Deadlocked at 3-up in the contest, Georgian Court University claimed the next three singles matches to defeat the Molloy College women’s tennis team by a 6-3 decision at the Ellen Mullane Gallagher Tennis Center on Saturday in Lakewood, N.J. The Lions, who went to 1-3 overall with the defeat, were paced by freshman Madeline Jurlano. In the third singles position, Jurlano beat junior Natalie Grieci in three sets by scores of 6-7, 6-0, and 6-1.
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – On Friday, the tandem of senior Shannon Skeggs and junior Amanda Colquhoun downed the duo of Chestnut Hill College junior Sarah Doherty and freshman Regina Doherty, 8-6, on the opening day of the 64th-annual Wilson/Intercollegiate Tennis Association East Regional Tournament in Philadelphia, Pa. With the win, Skeggs and Colquhoun helped the Molloy College women’s tennis team to the second round of doubles play.
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STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Junior Amanda Colquhoun recorded a victory in singles and doubles action on Monday, but the Molloy College women’s tennis team was unable to pull out the win as it was clipped by Dowling College, 5-4, in its East Coast Conference opener at Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, N.Y. With the loss, the Lions went to 1-2 overall and 0-1 in league play. As for the Golden Lions, they improved to 3-0 and 2-0 versus ECC opposition.
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GARDEN CITY, N.Y. – Senior Annie Ayala notched a straight-set victory at No. 5 singles on Sunday afternoon, but it wasn’t enough as the Molloy College women’s tennis team lost by an 8-1 final to former East Coast Conference arch-rival Adelphi University in Garden City, N.Y. Ayala’s victory, which was by identical 6-4 scores, came against graduate Tricia Burns. With the loss, the Lions suffered their first defeat of the season, and went to 1-1 overall.
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WATERBURY, Conn. – Due to inclement weather, the tennis match between Molloy College and Post University on Friday afternoon has been postponed. No make-up date has been announced.
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BALDWIN, N.Y. – Due to inclement weather, the tennis match between Molloy College and Caldwell College has been postponed. No make-up date has been announced.
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BALDWIN, N.Y. – Tied at 4-up, freshman Caitlin Ortiz claimed a 6-4, 6-1 victory over senior Aiesha Grierson to send the Molloy College women’s tennis team to a 5-4 win over Chestnut Hill College in its season opener on Monday at Baldwin Park in Baldwin, N.Y. With the decision, the Lions improved to an overall mark of 1-0. As for the Griffins, they dropped to 0-2 on the campaign.
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CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. – The Molloy College women’s tennis team has been selected to come in sixth place in the East Coast Conference in 2009, according to the preseason census, which was issued on Wednesday morning. The Lions, who grabbed eight points in the poll, closed out last year at 1-10 overall and 0-6 in ECC play. Molloy now brings back five of its seven hitters from one year ago, and has a new coach in Terry Hirten, who replaces Kim Kirby at the helm of the program.
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CLEVELAND, OHIO – Last week, the Athletic Directors’ Association announced its recipients of the 2008-09 Academic Achievement Award for Division II, and Molloy College had 29 of its student-athletes recognized out of a total of 4,020 across 115 institutions. In order to obtain this honor, the student-athlete had to achieve a cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 or better. They also needed to attend the institution for at least two years, and be a member of an intercollegiate team during his or her previous academic year.
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FLUSHING, N.Y. – On Wednesday afternoon, the fourth-seeded Molloy College women’s tennis squad fell by a final score of 7-0 to top-seeded Queens College in the semifinals of the East Coast Conference Tournament at the Queens Tennis Courts in Flushing, N.Y. Freshman and All-ECC first-team selection Jeana Frey won two games against senior Somadi Drucker, but it wasn’t enough as the Lions lost in their first-ever ECC post-season appearance.
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