Two Minutewomen Duos Reach Finals At The Eastern Collegiate Invitational

Sept. 16, 2006

West Point, N.Y. - The UMass women's tennis team continued play today at the Eastern Collegiate Invitational. Masha Pozar and Lauren MacKay fell in the Quarterfinals of their respective brackets. In doubles play, a pair of UMass partners both reached the finals. Michele Spiess and Maude Lecluyse will play for the Group A championships tomorrow at 10 a.m. Laura Murillo and Ellen de Jong will be competing for the Group B championship.

In singles Group A, Masha Pozar fell to Sarah Mayer of Siena in a highly competitive match, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3. In the consolation bracket of Group B, Stephanie Gimenez lost 9-7 to Amanda El-Tobgy of Seton Hall. In Group C consolation, Kristin DiPiero defeated Stacey Kent of Hofstra 8-3 before falling victim to Veronika Gerka of Seton Hall, 6-4, 6-3.

Lauren MacKay was defeated in the quarterfinals of Group D. She lost 7-5, 6-1 to Tanja Vucetic of Brown. In the consolation bracket of Group D, Carly Ludmer lost to Kate Houghton of Army, 8-1.

In doubles Group A, senior Michele Spiess teamed up with freshman Maude Lecluyse on two victories. They beat Kim Westcott and Aimee Kern of Albany in the quarterfinals, 8-2. In the semifinals, they defeated Cassandra and Alexandra Strange of Marist, 8-1. They will play for the championship against the number one seed in the bracket, Stacey Percival and Natalia Prinz of West Virginia.

In doubles Group B, a pair of newcomers teamed to make it to the finals. Freshman Ellen de Jong and sophomore transfer Laura Murillo started by winning 8-6 in the quarterfinals. They then went on to defeat Christine Limsiaco and Bridie Burke of Army, 8-2, to make the championship match. They will also face a duo from West Virginia; Monique Burton and Ashley Constantine.

Be sure to check back to www.umassathletics.com for a complete recap of the final day at the Eastern Collegiate Invitational.

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