Drew Splits at Susquehanna

Results: Men | Women

SELINSGROVE, Pa. – On Sunday afternoon, the Drew University women's tennis team (8-6, 2-4 Landmark) snapped its three-match losing streak with an 8-1 victory over Susquehanna (3-13, 0-7 Landmark) at the Garrett Center Courts. The Ranger men (12-5, 2-4 Landmark), meanwhile, were eliminated from Landmark Conference Tournament contention with a 5-4 loss to the River Hawks (9-5, 4-3 Landmark).

It was winner-take-all in the men's match, as the victor would earn the final place in the Landmark Tournament, while the loser would be out.

Susquehanna jumped out to an early 2-1 lead in doubles action. Drew got a win at No. 1 doubles, as Vineet Vemulapally (Boca Raton, Fla.) and Will Morrison (San Diego, Calif.) beat Ben Ornstein and Ryan Seibert by an 8-5 count. At No. 2 doubles, the River Hawks' Alexander Dove and Nicholas Meale defeated Bryce Kennedy (Mount Vernon, N.Y.) and Karel Raska (Morristown, N.J.) by a score of 8-6. The Rangers' No. 3 doubles team of Geoffrey Diehl (West Hartford, Conn.) and Chris Morville (Branchville, N.J.), meanwhile, suffered an 8-3 loss to Alexander Cocolas and Ashton Collins.

Vemulapally evened the match with his 6-3, 6-2 win over Ornstein at No. 1 singles, while Siebert defeated Raska 6-1, 6-4 in the No. 4 position. Drew again tied it with Lloyd Goldstein's (New Providence, N.J.) 6-4, 6-4 triumph over Collins in the No. 6 spot before Susquehanna regained the overall lead when Cocolas beat Kennedy, 6-4, 7-5, at No. 3 singles. The River Hawks then clinched the victory with Dove's 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 win over Morrison in the No. 2 position. With the result already decided, Weizer made the final score 5-4 by knocking off Meale, 6-1, 4-6, 10-7 in the No. 4 singles match.

In the women's match, Drew swept the singles competition. The Rangers earned a pair of 6-2, 6-2 victories at both No. 1 and No. 2 singles, with Ashley Camel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) beating Linsey Sipple in the No. 1 position and No. 2 Maria Navas Espinal (Valle, Colombia) topping Abigail Ransom. Ty Ty Witten (New Haven, Conn.) defeated Eliza Griffin 6-1, 6-0 in the No. 3 spot, while Cristina Riccio (New Providence, N.J.) earned a 6-1, 6-3 win over Cassey Fox at No. 4 singles. Drew's No. 5, Christina Christodoulou (Branchburg, N.J.) notched a 6-3, 6-0 triumph over Julia Spear, and Kathryn Swenor (Basking Ridge, N.J.) topped Amy Jennings 6-3, 6-1 in the No. 6 position.

Drew also won two of the three doubles matches. Camel and Witten notched an 8-0 victory over Ransom and Griffin at No. 1 doubles, while Riccio and Christodoulou defeated Christina Rudderow and Hannah Maykut by an 8-5 count. Susquehanna avoided a shutout when Sipple and Fox beat Navas Espinal and Xylia Bruff (South Plainfield, N.J.) in a tiebreak, 8-7 (7-3).

The Ranger men have two matches remaining, starting with a matchup at Moravian on Tuesday. The women's squad, meanwhile, concludes the season by visiting Moravian on Thursday.

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Players Mentioned

Geoffrey Diehl: 5' 9"; Sophomore

Lloyd Goldstein: 5' 8"; Sophomore

Will Morrison: 5' 9"; Junior

Chris Morville: 5' 11"; Junior

Vineet Vemulapally: 6' 5"; Junior

Xylia Bruff: 5' 6"; Junior

Ashley Camel: 5' 6"; Sophomore

Christina Christodoulou: 5' 9"; Sophomore

Maria Navas Espinal: 5' 2"; Sophomore

Cristina Riccio: 5' 7"; Sophomore

Kathryn Swenor: 5' 2"; Senior

Bryce Kennedy: 5' 11"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Geoffrey Diehl
: 5' 9"; Sophomore

Lloyd Goldstein
: 5' 8"; Sophomore

Will Morrison
: 5' 9"; Junior

Chris Morville
: 5' 11"; Junior

Vineet Vemulapally
: 6' 5"; Junior

Xylia Bruff
: 5' 6"; Junior

Ashley Camel
: 5' 6"; Sophomore

Christina Christodoulou
: 5' 9"; Sophomore

Maria Navas Espinal
: 5' 2"; Sophomore

Cristina Riccio
: 5' 7"; Sophomore

Kathryn Swenor
: 5' 2"; Senior

Bryce Kennedy
: 5' 11"; Freshman