FLUSHING, N.Y. – The No. 1 seeded Yeshiva University women's tennis team earned a win in the Skyline Conference Semifinal match over No. 4 Purchase College, 5-1, at the USTA National Tennis Center on Wednesday evening.
The Maccabees (9-1) will battle the No. 3 seeded Knights of Mount Saint Mary College for the conference championship on Sunday. The match will take place at the USTA National Center, beginning at 3:30 p.m. Mount Saint Mary earned an upset win over No. 2 St. Joseph's College Long Island, 5-4, in the other semifinal match on Wednesday.
Yeshiva won two out of three doubles matches, and won all three completed singles flights, to earn a spot in the championship match.
"We are thrilled to be going to the Skyline Conference Final," Yeshiva Head Coach Naomi Kaszovitz said. "We could not have gotten here without the diligence of all our players. They have been giving it their all, they've earned this."
Senior
Shani Hava and junior
Rebecca Packer teamed up to earn a convincing win in the first doubles position, 8-0. Hava came back to dominate at #1 singles, once again not dropping a single game.
Sophomore
Bailey Frohlich and classmate
Michal Ladenheim cruised to a win at the third doubles position, 8-2. Frohlich won every game at #5 singles, while Ladenheim clinched the semifinal victory for the Maccabees by winning the sixth singles position, 6-1, 6-2.
Yeshiva will look to win its first Skyline Championship since 1999, and be the first women's program to earn an NCAA bid in school history.
"We are hoping to come home with the conference championship," Kaszovits said.
Yeshiva University 5, Purchase Panthers 1
Oct 18, 2017 at Flushing, N.Y. (USTA National Tennis Center)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Shani Hava (YU-WT) def. Emmerling, Caroline (PUR-WTN) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 2. Adele Lerner (YU-WT) vs. Pasquale, Catherine (PUR-WTN) 7-5, 1-2, unfinished |
| 3. Rebecca Packer (YU-WT) vs. Cuddy, Abigail (PUR-WTN) 6-3, 2-0, unfinished |
| 4. Rachel Slater (YU-WT) vs. DeCicco, Raquelle (PUR-WTN) 2-6, 1-2, unfinished |
| 5. Bailey Frohlich (YU-WT) def. Shadi, Nadia (PUR-WTN) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 6. Michal Ladenheim (YU-WT) def. Rothbell, Amelia (PUR-WTN) 6-1, 6-2 |
| Match Notes |
| Purchase Panthers 6-7 |
| Yeshiva University 9-1 |
| T-2:23 A-25 |
Generated on 10/19/2017
