September 16, 2009

CALDWELL, N.J. – Juniors Katie D’Ambrosia and Jamie Ferrigno and sophomore Amanda Kaufman all won their singles matches 6-0, 6-0 as East Stroudsburg University opened the 2009-10 women’s tennis schedule with a 9-0 win at Caldwell on Tuesday.

D’Ambrosia and Ferrigno also had an 8-1 win at first doubles to improve to 27-15 since their freshman year, and have been All-PSAC East in doubles in both of their first two years.

Kaufman, last year’s PSAC East Freshman of the Year and an all-conference singles player, won at first singles for the Warriors and posted an 8-0 win at second doubles with freshman Rabecca Lausch.

Sophomore Angela Teri and freshman Amy McGrath won 8-3 at No. 3 doubles and McGrath (No. 5) and Teri (No. 6) also won their singles matches. Senior Marissa Tanner won 8-0 at fourth singles.

The Warriors are back in action this weekend at Bloomsburg with matches against Slippery Rock and Mercyhurst.


ESU 9, Caldwell 0

Doubles
1. Katie D’Ambrosia and Jamie Ferrigno (ESU) d. Olga Ndhlovu and Chiaki Saito, 8-1
2. Amanda Kaufman and Rabecca Lausch (ESU) d. Brittni Frantellizzi and Kirsty Leedham, 8-0
3. Amy McGrath and Angela Teri (ESU) d. Suzanne Dragovcic and Kierra Tims, 8-3

Singles
1. Kaufman (ESU) d. Ndhlovu, 6-0, 6-0
2. D’Ambrosia (ESU) d. Frantellizzi, 6-0, 6-0
3. Ferrigno (ESU) d. Dragovcic, 6-0, 6-0
4. Marissa Tanner (ESU) d. Danielle Levasseur, 8-0
5. McGrath (ESU) d. Leedham, 8-4
6. Teri (ESU) d. Tims, 8-1