March 26, 2008

BRONX, N.Y. -- The Marist women's tennis team rolled over Manhattan 7-0 in their Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference opener. The Red Foxes won all three doubles matches for the doubles point and did not drop a single set in singles action.

Christine Ong (Tarzana, Calif.) and Cassie Strange (Valencia, Calif.) won their first doubles match 8-2 over Lindsey Keeler and Casey Conklin. In second doubles, Alexa Strange (Valencia, Calif.) and Emily Zampello (Kingwood, Texas) beat Jaclyn Dinielli and Nicole Mazza 8-2. In third doubles Mirelva Colon (Bayamon, Puerto Rico) and Natalie Fouche (Queens, N.Y.) rolled over Morgan MacTaggert and Lindsey Spagnolo 8-1.

In first singles Ong defeated Keeler 6-2, 6-2, and in second singles Cassie Strange breezed by Conklin 6-1, 6-1. Alexa Strange also won by a 6-1, 6-1 score in third singles.

In fourth singles Colon cruised by Dinielli 6-2, 6-1. Emily Zampello won her fifth singles match 6-1, 6-1, and Fouche won in sixth singles 6-0, 6-1.

Marist is now 2-7 overall and 1-0 in the MAAC. They will return to action when they host MAAC rival Fairfield on Tuesday at 3 p.m.

Results

Doubles
Ong/Cassie Strange def. Keeler/Conklin 8-2
Strange/Zampello def. Dineilli/Mazza 8-2
Colon/Fouche def. MacTaggart/Spagnola 8-1

Singles
Ong def. Keeler 6-2, 6-2
Cassie Strange def Conklin 6-3, 6-2
Alexa Strange def. MacTaggart 6-1, 6-1
Colon def. Dinielli 6-2, 6-1
Zampello def. Spagnola 6-1, 6-2
Fouche def. Nguyen 6-1, 6-1

Final Score
Marist 7, Manhattan 0