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Women’s Tennis Wins Season-Opener
September 17, 2012
Senior Kara DeWitt was one of four members of Keuka's women's tennis team to pick up both a singles and a doubles win during the Storm's season-opening, 8-1 win over Cazenovia College Monday afternoon (photo courtesy of Hung Do Le, Keuka College Sports Information Department).
Four different members of the Keuka College women’s tennis team recorded victories at both singles and doubles to spark the Storm to a season-opening, 8-1 win over Cazenovia College Monday afternoon in Cazenovia.
Junior Emily Knapsack (Montgomery, PA/Montgomery), senior Kara DeWitt (Syracuse, NY/Bishop Grimes) and freshmen Hailey Roth (Honeoye Falls, NY/Honeoye Falls-Lima) and Heidi Van Buskirk (Auburn, NY/Auburn) each picked up wins at both singles and doubles as Keuka (1-0) swept the three doubles matches and went 5-1 in the six singles matches against Cazenovia (0-1).
It was the Wildcats’ first-ever intercollegiate tennis match.
DeWitt, who placed fourth last year in third singles at the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) West Division conference tournament, recorded an 8-5 pro-set win at fourth singles and teamed with Van Buskirk on an 8-0 win at third doubles for the Green and Gold. Van Buskirk also posted a convincing 6-1, 6-0 win at fifth singles.
Knapsack rolled to a 6-3, 6-1 win at first singles and teamed with Roth for an 8-2 win at first doubles. Roth, playing in her first collegiate tennis match, easily won 6-0, 6-0 at second singles.
Junior Chelsea Craine (Red Creek, NY/Red Creek) breezed to an 8-0 win at sixth singles while junior Sarah Schneider (Rushville, NY/Marcus Whitman) and sophomore Danielle Delgatto (Naples, NY/Naples) picked up an 8-4 win at second doubles for the Green and Gold.
Schneider was the only Keuka student-athlete to drop her match, losing a back-and-forth third singles battle. Schneider dropped the first set, 6-0, roared back to claim the second set 7-6 (9-7) but ultimately fell in the super tiebreaker, 14-12.
The Storm returns to action with a 4 p.m. match Wednesday afternoon against Wells College in the home opener for Keuka.
