Hawks Advance to SUNYAC Final With 5-1 Win

By Ryan Novitsky

BINGHAMTON – The State University of New York at New Paltz women’s tennis team advanced to the 2016 SUNYAC Championship match with its 5-1 victory over SUNY Plattsburgh in the semifinals on Sunday afternoon at the Binghamton Tennis Center.
The Hawks (6-2 overall) will now take No. 1 West seed SUNY Geneseo in the finals, tomorrow at 10 a.m.

This is the 15th-straight year that the Hawks have advanced to the championship match and are looking to hoist their first SUNYAC title since 2010.

Senior Olivia Ammirati won at flight one singles 6-1, 6-1 while junior Carol Tyson picked up the flight three win, 6-1, 6-0. Sophomore Lindsay Haley earned the flight five win, 6-0, 6-0.
In doubles action, Ammirati and junior Emi Lewis won at flight two, 8- while Haley and freshman Victoria Zezula defeated their flight three opponents, 8-3.

New Paltz 5, Plattsburgh 1
10/09/16 at Binghamton, NY (Binghamton Tennis Center)

Singles competition
1. Olivia Ammirati (NP-WT) def. Kaitlyn Healy (PLATT-WT) 6-1, 6-1
2. Brittany Grandville (NP-WT) vs. Kelci Henn (PLATT-WT) 6-3, 1-0, unfinished
3. Carol Tyson (NP-WT) def. Shari Foman (PLATT-WT) 6-1, 6-0
4. Emi Lewis (NP-WT) vs. Sarah Drexinger (PLATT-WT) 6-2, 5-1, unfinished
5. Lindsay Haley (NP-WT) def. Jacqueline Ciriello (PLATT-WT) 6-0, 6-0
6. Jessica Reich (NP-WT) vs. Sierra Barrett (PLATT-WT) 6-2, 1-1, unfinished

Doubles competition
1. Kaitlyn Healy/Kelci Henn (PLATT-WT) def. Carol Tyson/Brittany Grandville (NP-WT) 8-4 2. Olivia Ammirati/Emi Lewis (NP-WT) def. Jacqueline Ciriello/Sierra Barrett (PLATT-WT) 8-2 3. Lindsay Haley/Victoria Zezula (NP-WT) def. Sarah Drexinger/Shari Foman (PLATT-WT) 8-3