Ma Leads UAlbany Tennis to 7-0 Sweep of Monmouth

Courtesy: UAlbany Sports Information

Albany, N.Y. – Susan Ma led the UAlbany women’s tennis team to a 7-0 victory over Monmouth on Saturday afternoon at University Courts. Ma won her number one singles match in straight sets over Kaitlin Gallagher (6-0, 6-1) and then paired up with Kim Weltman for an 8-1 win over Gallagher and Sarah Ragan.

In other singles action, Weltman defeated Ragan (6-1, 6-0), Amanda Hall earned a 6-3, 6-0 win over Katie Tierney, Aimee Kern defeated Kristen Hoffman (6-0, 6-3), Caitlin Crowley beat Dian Washer (6-0, 6-3), and Melissa Coughlin won straight sets over Christine Cella (6-1, 6-1).

At second doubles, Crowley and Hall defeated Tierney and Washer (8-2) and Kern and Coughlin beat Hoffman and Kelly Friedrich (8-6).

UAlbany (1-0) will host Stony Brook on Friday and will take part in the Spartan Invitational next weekend in East Lansing, Mich.



Doubles:

1. Ma/Weltman (UAlbany) def. Gallagher/Ragan (Monmouth), 8-1

2. Crowley/Tierney (UAlbany) def. Tierney/Washer (Monmouth), 8-2

3. Kern/Coughlin (UAlbany) def. Hoffman/Friedrich (Monmouth), 8-6



Singles:

1. Ma (UAlbany) def. Gallagher (Monmouth), 6-0, 6-1

2. Weltman (UAlbany) def. Ragan (Monmouth), 6-1, 6-0

3. Hall (UAlbany) def. Tierney (Monmouth), 6-3, 6-0

4. Kern (UAlbany) def. Hoffman (Monmouth), 6-0, 6-3

5. Crowley (UAlbany) def. Washer (Monmouth), 6-0, 6-3

6. Coughlin (UAlbany) def. Cella (Monmouth), 6-1, 6-1