SUNY Hawks Compete in Union College Tournament

By Kaite Wilson

SCHENECTADY – The State University of New York New Paltz women’s tennis team competed in the first day of the Union College tournament Saturday. The final’s matches took place on Sunday morning.

Singles Matches — Justine Stanejko fell in her first singles match in Flight A against Union. She lost the first set 6-3 and the second 6-4. She fell 8-5 in her second set of the day against Ithaca College. Sam Ostrander won her first match against St. Lawrence University in a 6-2 first set and a 6-3 second set. She went on to beat the eighth seed in the A Flight from union in the semifinals. She won the first round 6-1, fell 2-6 in the second and then battled back to win the tie breaker 10-3.

Patrycja Filonik played in the B Flight winning her first set against Ithaca 7-6 in an 8-6 tiebreaker. She lost her second set 6-4 and the final 10-6 losing the match. She fell 8-3 in her second match of the day against Union. Sydney Sladicka also lost her match of the day against St. Lawrence after a 6-1 first set and a 6-0 second. She won her second match against Ithaca 8-6.

Alex Krol and Lula Brown-Vann played represented the Hawks in Flight C of the tournament. Krol won her first match against Union after two 6-3 sets. She won her second match against St. Lawrence with a 6-3 first set and a 6-2 second. Brown-Vann won her first match against St. Lawrence with a 6-4 first set and a 6-0 second. She won her second match against Union losing the first set 6-3. She battled back and won the second set 7-5 and the tiebreaker 10-4.

Nina Genzone won her first match of the day in Flight D against St. Lawrence 8-3. She fell in her second match against Union in a 6-1 first set and a 6-2 second set. Angelica Gabriel received a first round BYE and won her first match of the day against St. Lawrence. Gabriel won the first set 6-4 and the second 6-2, taking the match.

Alyssa Trokie won her first match of the tournament in an 8-2 win over Ithaca. Trokie fell in her second match 6-4 and then 6-2. Olivia Kunz was also in Flight D. Kunz won her first match 8-3 and fell in her second. She lost the first set in a close 6-4 and lost the second in 7-6 set with a 7-1 tiebreaker.

Doubles Matches – Kunz and Filonik won their first doubles match of the second 8-6 against a pair from Union. Stanejko and Ostrander also won their first doubles match of the season 8-6.

Genzone and Gabriel lost their match 8-6 against St. Lawrence. Krol and Brown-Vann also fell in their match, losing in an 8-2 set to Ithaca.