October 4, 2009

PHILADELPHIA – Sophomore Amanda Kaufman won 7-5, 6-0 at first singles and juniors Katie D’Ambrosia and Jamie Ferrigno won their 30th career match as a doubles team to lead East Stroudsburg University to a 9-0 win in women’s tennis at the University of the Sciences on Sunday afternoon.

D’Ambrosia and Ferrigno, an All-PSAC doubles team during their first two years at ESU, improved to 30-17 overall and 4-2 this season with an 8-3 win over Sara Durham and Zahra Hasan.

D’Ambrosia won her 27th career singles match, 6-1, 6-0 at No. 2, and Ferrigno ran her career singles record to 34-11 with a 6-0, 6-1 win at No. 3.

The Warriors also received doubles wins from Kaufman and senior Marissa Tanner, who won 8-3 at No. 2, and Amy McGrath and Alex Santoro, who posted an 8-2 win at No. 3.

Santoro won her No. 4 singles match 8-3, Tanner went to 9-7 before winning at No. 5 and McGrath finished her day with an 8-0 win in the final singles spot.

The Warriors continue their action this fall at Moravian on Thursday afternoon.


ESU 9, USP 0

Doubles
1. Katie D’Ambrosia and Jamie Ferrigno (ESU) d. Sara Durham and Zahra Hasan, 8-3
2. Amanda Kaufman and Marissa Tanner (ESU) d. Danielle Perfetti and Bridget Frymoyer, 8-3
3. Amy McGrath and Alex Santoro (ESU) d. Juliet Choi an dNicole D’Ascenzo, 8-2

Singles
1. Kaufman (ESU) d. Durham, 7-5, 6-0
2. D’Ambrosia (ESU) d. Frymoyer, 6-1, 6-0
3. Ferrigno (ESU) d. Hasan, 6-0, 6-1
4. Santoro (ESU) d. Perfetti, 8-3
5. Tanner (ESU) d. Choi, 9-7
6. McGrath (ESU) d. Desiree Vassalotti, 8-0