Women's Tennis | 10/5/2010 9:15:37 PM

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ROCHESTER, NY - The RIT women's tennis team won its fifth straight match, improving to 7-2 overall (5-0 Empire 8) with a 5-4 win over SUNY Cortland (7-4) indoors at the Gordon Field Houseon Tuesday afternoon.  RIT won all three doubles contests and never looked back.

Senior Amanda Berg (Mendham, NJ/Mendham) improved to 12-1 overall and 9-0 in dual match action in singles competition with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Loraine Jelinek at first singles.  Freshman Maite Vera (Santa Cruz, Bolivia/Mayor San Loranzo) picked up a 6-0, 6-1 win at second singles over Stephanie DiCapua.  Vera is now 9-2 this season.

Berg and Vera rolled to an 8-2 win at first doubles, improving to 10-2 in 2010.  Bjork and Revekant garnered an 8-6 win at second doubles. Brindle and Gibson were 8-0 winner at third doubles.  Bjork and Revekant are now 7-2 this season.

The Tigers are right back in action on Wednesday, as they travel to play Alfred in an Empire 8 match at 4 p.m.

Results

Doubles:
1) Amanda Berg (Mendham, NJ/Mendham) / Maite Vera Def. Alyssa Tretter / Stephanie DiCapua  8-2 RIT
2) Sara Bjork (Gansevoort, NY/Saratoga Springs) / Marie Revekant (Pittsford, NY/East Rochester) Def. Loraine Jelinek / Gabriella Medina  8-6 RIT
3) Brooke Brindle (Longmeadow, MA/Longmeadow) / Lindsay Gibson Def. Megan Bagg / Amanda Bieglecki 8-0 RIT

Singles:
1) Amanda Berg (Mendham, NJ/Mendham) Def. Loraine Jelinek 6-1, 6-0 RIT
2) Maite Vera Def. Stephanie DiCapua 6-0, 6-1 RIT
3) Alyssa Tretter Def. Sara Bjork (Gansevoort, NY/Saratoga Springs) 6-1,6-3 Cortland
4) Gabriella Medina Def. Brooke Brindle (Longmeadow, MA/Longmeadow) 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 Cortland
5) Jean Martinez Def. Marie Revekant (Pittsford, NY/East Rochester) 2-6, 6-3, 10-3 Cortland
6) Ariel Kelner Def. Kristen Rice (Clyde, NY/Clyde-Savannah) 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 Cortland