Le Moyne Athletics : WTEN: DOLPHINS CRUISE PAST SAINT ROSE 9-0

April 1, 2009

WTEN: DOLPHINS CRUISE PAST SAINT ROSE 9-0

SYRACUSE, NY - The Le Moyne College women's tennis team swept past The College of Saint Rose 9-0 on Wednesday in their spring NE-10 home opener. The Dolphins earned their third conference victory to improve to 3-5 in the league. Saint Rose drops to 2-7 in the NE-10, 3-12 overall.

In number-one singles, Tirzah Walrath (Cortland, NY / Cortland) earned her fourth singles victory of the season with a 6-1, 6-0 straight-sets decision over Melissa Leighton. Allison Cohen (Fayetteville, NY / Jamesville-DeWitt) defeated Rachael O'Brien 6-1, 6-2 to earn team leading sixth singles victory. Freshman Caroline Tisdell (Syracuse, NY / CBA) used three sets in defeating Stephanie Paine for her fourth victory of the season. Marielle Artessa (Syracuse, NY / Henninger), Brittany Recchia (LaGrange, NY / Our Lady of Lourdes/Siena) and Molly Slifer (Henrietta, NY / Bishop Kearney) each defeated their opponents in straight-sets to help the Dolphins to victory.

In doubles action, the Dolphins opened the match taking three straight points. The duo of Walrath and Cohen easily topped Leighton/Paine 8-1. Artessa / Tisdell and Recchia / Slifer cruised to 8-5 victories for Le Moyne.

The Dolphins return to action on Saturday, April 4^th as they travel to Assumption for a 1:00 PM match.

Le Moyne 9, Saint Rose 0

Singles competition

1. Tirzah Walrath (LEM) def. Melissa Leighton (STR) 6-1, 6-0

2. Allison Cohen (LEM) def. Rachael O'Brien (STR) 6-1, 6-2

3. Caroline Tisdell (LEM) def. Stephanie Paine (STR) 4-6, 6-2, 10-3

4. Marielle Artessa (LEM) def. Kimberly Schacher (STR) 6-1, 6-1

5. Elizabeth Rhode (LEM) def. Nicole Terribile (STR) 8-6

6. Molly Slifer (LEM) def. Courtney DiFiore (STR) 8-2

Doubles competition

1. Tirzah Walrath/Allison Cohen (LEM) def. Melissa Leighton/Stephanie Paine (STR) 8-1

2. Marielle Artessa/Caroline Tisdell (LEM) def. Rachael O'Brien/Stephanie Belz (STR) 8-5

3. Elizabeth Rhode/Molly Slifer (LEM) def. Kimberly Schacher/Nicole Terribile (STR) 8-5