2008 Woodie Awards
Tennis volleys back, takes two in MAAC
Kyle Anderson
Issue date: 4/15/08 Section: Sports
By Kyle Anderson
Staff Writer
The Loyola men's and women's tennis teams were each narrowly defeated by Fairfield Saturday, ending a week which included conference wins at Rider and Manhattan, as well as a loss to Marist. The two wins, however, were Loyola's first two MAAC victories of the season.
But on Saturday the men's team was defeated 7-0 at Fairfield, while the women dropped a 4-3 heartbreaker to the Stags.
Winning in doubles for the women (8-7, 2-4 MAAC) were sophomores Stephanie Dunn and Caitlyn Day at No. 2. Dunn and Day won 8-2, but the women could not secure the doubles point.
In singles play, freshman Joy Johnson defeated her opponent 6-3, 6-4 at No. 3, while Dunn recorded a 7-5, 6-0 victory at No. 4. Sophomore Lauren Cassle gave Loyola its third point with a victory at No. 6. The women could not capture the victory, however, as Day and sophomore Kerri Swan were both defeated in tough matches at No. 1 and No. 2, respectively.
Although the women finished the week with a loss, Dunn retained a positive outlook. "All our matches are going to be close," Dunn said. "We are definitely looking forward to the MAAC tournament, especially after only losing 4-3 to Niagara, Siena, and Fairfield."
On the men's side, seniors Scott Gannon and Doug Alban won at No. 1 doubles, 8-7. But the men (9-7, 2-4 MAAC) were not able to capture the doubles point after losses at No. 2 and No. 3.
The men went scoreless in singles play, despite strong efforts throughout the lineup. Gannon fell at No. 1, while sophomores Matt McDaniel and Tim Koch both lost at No. 2 and No. 3, respectfully. Alban lost at No. 4, while freshmen Dan D'Agostino and Jamie Russo lost at No. 5 and No. 6. Senior co-captain Ben Epstein did not play at his usual No. 2 singles Saturday due to injury, forcing No. 2 through No. 6 singles to step up in rank.
Afterwards, McDaniel wasn't fazed by the loss.
"Everyone went out swinging and put in 100 percent," McDaniel said. "Since everyone is playing at a higher rank, it can only help going in to the MAAC tournament, when we can play at our normal ranks again."
Staff Writer
The Loyola men's and women's tennis teams were each narrowly defeated by Fairfield Saturday, ending a week which included conference wins at Rider and Manhattan, as well as a loss to Marist. The two wins, however, were Loyola's first two MAAC victories of the season.
But on Saturday the men's team was defeated 7-0 at Fairfield, while the women dropped a 4-3 heartbreaker to the Stags.
Winning in doubles for the women (8-7, 2-4 MAAC) were sophomores Stephanie Dunn and Caitlyn Day at No. 2. Dunn and Day won 8-2, but the women could not secure the doubles point.
In singles play, freshman Joy Johnson defeated her opponent 6-3, 6-4 at No. 3, while Dunn recorded a 7-5, 6-0 victory at No. 4. Sophomore Lauren Cassle gave Loyola its third point with a victory at No. 6. The women could not capture the victory, however, as Day and sophomore Kerri Swan were both defeated in tough matches at No. 1 and No. 2, respectively.
Although the women finished the week with a loss, Dunn retained a positive outlook. "All our matches are going to be close," Dunn said. "We are definitely looking forward to the MAAC tournament, especially after only losing 4-3 to Niagara, Siena, and Fairfield."
On the men's side, seniors Scott Gannon and Doug Alban won at No. 1 doubles, 8-7. But the men (9-7, 2-4 MAAC) were not able to capture the doubles point after losses at No. 2 and No. 3.
The men went scoreless in singles play, despite strong efforts throughout the lineup. Gannon fell at No. 1, while sophomores Matt McDaniel and Tim Koch both lost at No. 2 and No. 3, respectfully. Alban lost at No. 4, while freshmen Dan D'Agostino and Jamie Russo lost at No. 5 and No. 6. Senior co-captain Ben Epstein did not play at his usual No. 2 singles Saturday due to injury, forcing No. 2 through No. 6 singles to step up in rank.
Afterwards, McDaniel wasn't fazed by the loss.
"Everyone went out swinging and put in 100 percent," McDaniel said. "Since everyone is playing at a higher rank, it can only help going in to the MAAC tournament, when we can play at our normal ranks again."
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