Women's Tennis Blasts Elmira 8-1

9/4/2012 11:48:00 AM

By: Jon McCue

ELMIRA, N.Y. (September 2, 2012) – The Stevens Institute of Technology women's tennis team bested Empire 8 rival Elmira College to the tune of 8-1 on Sunday morning. The Ducks swept the three doubles matches and took first through fifth singles to end their season-opening weekend with a 1-1 record.

Jessica Bourque (Houma, La.) and Lisa Tessitore (Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.) won their first doubles match easily 8-1. Danielle Stewart (North Plainfield, N.J.) and Julia Guignard (Lowville, N.Y.) took care of business 8-3 at twos and Lexie Handel (Sparta, N.J.) and Victoria Tran (South Plainfield, N.J.) ground out an 8-5 victory at threes to give the Ducks a 3-0 lead in the match.

In singles, Bourque, Tessitore and Stewart combined to drop just four total games as they quickly secured the overall win for the visitors.

Guignard (6-1, 6-4) and Handel (6-2, 6-2) also went on to win their matchups at fourth and fifth singles, respectively.

The Ducks will be back in action next weekend at the individual Swarthmore Invitational, held over two days on September 8 and 9 in Eastern Pennsylvania. 

Singles competition
1. Jessica Bourque (SITW) def. Amy Schmidt (ECWT) 6-1, 6-0
2. Lisa Tessitore (SITW) def. Melanie Walker (ECWT) 6-1, 6-1
3. Danielle Stewart (SITW) def. Kayla Fitzgerald (ECWT) 6-1, 6-1
4. Julia Guignard (SITW) def. Stephanie Tock (ECWT) 6-1, 6-4
5. Alexandra Handel (SITW) def. Micah Moskoff (ECWT) 6-2, 6-2
6. Megan Boisclair (ECWT) def. Victoria Tran (SITW) 6-2, 6-7 (8-10), 7-6 (13-11)

Doubles competition
1. Jessica Bourque/Lisa Tessitore (SITW) def. Amy Schmidt/Melanie Walker (ECWT) 8-1
2. Julia Guignard/Danielle Stewart (SITW) def. Stephanie Tock/Ellen Plowman (ECWT) 8-3
3. Alexandra Handel/Victoria Tran (SITW) def. Kayla Fitzgerald/Megan Boisclair (ECWT) 8-5

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