University of Albany Tennis Opens Spring Season With Wins Over Fairfield and Long Island - UAlbany Sports

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Albany, N.Y. – Kim Weltman won both of her matches at No. 2 singles, while also teaming up with Aubrey Brooks for a doubles win to lead UAlbany to season-opening wins over Fairfield at Long Island in tennis action over the weekend. The Great Danes defeated the Stags, 5-1, on Friday evening, before posting a 6-1 win over Long Island at the UAlbany Bubble on Saturday afternoon.

UAlbany and Fairfield competed in singles only on Friday, with the Great Danes claiming all but one victory in a match that started at 8 p.m. Sophomore Susan Ma won her first match at No. 1 singles, defeating Kristen Liu, 1-6, 6-3, 6-1. Weltman lost just one set at the second singles position, posting a 6-1, 6-0 win over Fairfield’s Dana Postupack. Sophomore Charlotte Tatler was victorious at No. 3 singles with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Paulina Rys. Laine Mackey and Holly Smith posted victories for UAlbany at No. 4 and No. 5, respectively. Mackey defeated Michaela Cerrone, 6-2, 6-0, while Smith recorded a 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over Fairfield’s Alyssa Ruiz. Gretchen Amberg claimed Fairfield’s lone win at the sixth singles position, defeating Melissa Coughlin, 6-1, 6-4.

In the first home match of the spring, the Great Danes conceded one doubles match and one singles match in the UAlbany Bubble. Weltman gave UAlbany the first point, defeating senior Ashley Harvey, 6-1, 6-1, at No. 2 singles. Tatler and Mackey won at third and fourth singles, respectively. Tatler claimed a 6-5 default win over Stephanie Elie and Mackey posted a 6-1, 6-7 (6), 3-1 win against Liliana Cortes. Smith defeated Amy Hostosuji, 6-2, 6-0, while Brooks recorded a 7-5, 0-2 default win against Dara Lahens in the final two singles spots. Selma Babic defeated Ma in straight sets, 6-0, 6-0, at No. 1 singles. In doubles action, Tatler and Smith posted an 8-2 score at the No. 2 spot against Harvey and Hostosuji. Weltman and Brooks claimed the doubles point for UAlbany with an 8-4 win over Elie and H’Ann Johnson. Babic and Lahens defeated Ma and Mackey at the top doubles position with a score of 8-4.

The Great Danes will return to action on Feb. 6 with a home match against Providence, starting at 7 p.m. at the UAlbany Bubble.



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UAlbany 5, Fairfield 1

1. Susan Ma (UA) def. Kristen Liu (FC), 1-6, 6-3, 6-1

2. Kim Weltman (UA) def. Dana Postupack (FC), 6-1, 6-0

3. Charlotte Tatler (UA) def. Paulina Rys (FC), 6-2, 6-3

4. Laine Mackey (UA) def. Michaela Cerrone (FC), 6-2, 6-0

5. Holly Smith (UA) def. Alyssa Ruiz (FC), 1-6, 6-3, 6-4

6. Gretchen Amberg (FC) def. Melissa Coughlin (UA), 6-1, 6-4



UAlbany 6, Long Island 1

Doubles

1. Selma Babic/Dara Lahens (LIU) def. Susan Ma/Laine Mackey (UA), 8-4

2. Charlotte Tatler/Holly Smith (UA) def. Ashley Harvey/Amy Hostosuji (LIU), 8-2

3. Kim Weltman/Aubrey Brooks (UA) def. Stephanie Elie/H’Ann Johnson (LIU), 8-4

Singles

1. Babic (LIU) def. Ma (UA), 6-0, 6-0

2. Weltman (UA) def. Harvey (LIU), 6-1, 6-1

3. Tatler (UA) def. Elie (LIU), 6-5 (def.)

4. Mackey (UA) def. Liliana Cortes (LIU), 6-1, 6-7 (6), 3-1

5. Smith (UA) def. Hostosuji (LIU), 6-2, 6-0

6. Brooks (UA) def. Dara Lahens (LIU), 7-5, 0-2 (def.)