2008 Woodie Awards
Tennis can't handle Siena
Kyle Anderson
Issue date: 4/8/08 Section: Sports
By Kyle Anderson
Staff Writer
After a non-conference loss to George Mason last Sunday, the Loyola men's and women's tennis teams lost again in league matches last Saturday against Siena. Both the men and women lost 4-3 to the Saints at the Greenspring Racquet Club.
The match against Siena, originally scheduled for 10 a.m. at the Butler Courts, was rescheduled for 6 p.m. at the Greenspring Racquet Club in Baltimore County.
Winning in doubles for the men (7-5, 0-2 MAAC) were senior co-captains Ben Epstein and Scott Gannon at No. 1, while senior Doug Alban and freshman Dan D'Agostino won at No. 3. The duo of Epstein and Gannon won 8-3, while Alban and D'Agostino defeated their opponents 8-4.
Winning in singles for the men were Epstein and sophomore Matt McDaniel. Epstein won the point at No. 2 with a 7-5, 7-5 victory, while McDaniel won 6-4, 6-4 at No. 3.
On the women's side, the No. 3 doubles team of sophomore Lauren Cassle and freshman Andie Keyser-Baker captured an 8-3 victory, yet the doubles point went to the Saints.
In singles, freshman Joy Johnson won at No. 3, while senior captain Meaghan McKenna was victorious at No. 5. Also winning in singles was Cassle, who posted a 6-2, 6-1 victory at No. 6.
Sophomore Stephanie Dunn lost a close three-set match at No. 4 singles, and the women fell to 6-5 overall on the season with an 0-2 record in MAAC play.
Despite the women's third straight loss, Dunn remains confident in her team's abilities.
"The team is doing well, and with these close matches the doubles point is becoming very important in winning," Dunn said. "At this point the freshmen are a lot more comfortable, and everyone is starting to look ahead to the MAAC tournament, but we are still trying to stay focused on this week's upcoming matches."
Preceding the Siena match, the men's and women's teams dropped matches to George Mason by scores of 4-3 and 6-1, respectfully.
The men gained their only doubles victory when McDaniel and sophomore Tim Koch defeated their counterparts 8-3 at No. 2. Narrowly losing at No. 3 were Alban and D'Agostino.
Koch scored the first point in singles, winning 7-5, 7-5. Also winning in straight sets were Alban at No. 5 and D'Agostino at No.6. But the Hounds dropped the match after McDaniel was narrowly defeated in three sets at No. 3.
The women earned their only point at No. 3 singles, when Johnson won in three sets, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6. McKenna and Cassle both played close matches, but were both defeated in three sets.
Both the men's and women's tennis teams play conference matches at 10 a.m. on Sunday as they host the Marist.
Staff Writer
After a non-conference loss to George Mason last Sunday, the Loyola men's and women's tennis teams lost again in league matches last Saturday against Siena. Both the men and women lost 4-3 to the Saints at the Greenspring Racquet Club.
The match against Siena, originally scheduled for 10 a.m. at the Butler Courts, was rescheduled for 6 p.m. at the Greenspring Racquet Club in Baltimore County.
Winning in doubles for the men (7-5, 0-2 MAAC) were senior co-captains Ben Epstein and Scott Gannon at No. 1, while senior Doug Alban and freshman Dan D'Agostino won at No. 3. The duo of Epstein and Gannon won 8-3, while Alban and D'Agostino defeated their opponents 8-4.
Winning in singles for the men were Epstein and sophomore Matt McDaniel. Epstein won the point at No. 2 with a 7-5, 7-5 victory, while McDaniel won 6-4, 6-4 at No. 3.
On the women's side, the No. 3 doubles team of sophomore Lauren Cassle and freshman Andie Keyser-Baker captured an 8-3 victory, yet the doubles point went to the Saints.
In singles, freshman Joy Johnson won at No. 3, while senior captain Meaghan McKenna was victorious at No. 5. Also winning in singles was Cassle, who posted a 6-2, 6-1 victory at No. 6.
Sophomore Stephanie Dunn lost a close three-set match at No. 4 singles, and the women fell to 6-5 overall on the season with an 0-2 record in MAAC play.
Despite the women's third straight loss, Dunn remains confident in her team's abilities.
"The team is doing well, and with these close matches the doubles point is becoming very important in winning," Dunn said. "At this point the freshmen are a lot more comfortable, and everyone is starting to look ahead to the MAAC tournament, but we are still trying to stay focused on this week's upcoming matches."
Preceding the Siena match, the men's and women's teams dropped matches to George Mason by scores of 4-3 and 6-1, respectfully.
The men gained their only doubles victory when McDaniel and sophomore Tim Koch defeated their counterparts 8-3 at No. 2. Narrowly losing at No. 3 were Alban and D'Agostino.
Koch scored the first point in singles, winning 7-5, 7-5. Also winning in straight sets were Alban at No. 5 and D'Agostino at No.6. But the Hounds dropped the match after McDaniel was narrowly defeated in three sets at No. 3.
The women earned their only point at No. 3 singles, when Johnson won in three sets, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6. McKenna and Cassle both played close matches, but were both defeated in three sets.
Both the men's and women's tennis teams play conference matches at 10 a.m. on Sunday as they host the Marist.
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