Girls High School Sectionals-Day 1
When the Girls get to Central Park for Individual Sectionals- the first thing is “Where do we put the tent?” Girls High School Tennis Sectionals is a tournament, a social event and a team event. Each team is allowed to bring two singles players and two doubles teams to compete. Many schools bring the rest of the team to watch. As a spectator, the first thing you see, is all those tents and all those people – coaches, parents, teammates, bus drivers, teaching pro’s and of course, the players.
Today’s Girls High School Sectionals featured some upsets and some predictable results. In the singles, the only unseeded player left is Samantha Blond of Emma Willard. In the first round there were no upsets. Of course all of the seeds had first round byes.
The players who won their first round matches were: Kasia Geiger (Icabod Crane); Katie Vogel (Averill Park); Lauren Burton (Shenedahowa); Marie Visker (Burnt Hills); Rachel Fields (Schenectady); Olivia Marola (Scotia); Sam Fitzgerald (Bethlehem); Kaitlin Flaherty (Queensbury); Brianna Stokes (Coxsackie); Emma Morrissey (Glens Falls); Denise Croote (Ballston Spa); Caroline Horgan (Saratoga); Erin Duffy (Maple Hill); Samantha Blond (Emma Willard); Christine Arnold (South Glens Falls); Lauren McVanery (Shenedahowa); Elizabeth Selkis (Catholic Central); Amanda Geiger (Icabod Crane); Jayne Ryan (Holy Names); Genna Brophy (Greenwich); Gwen LaVash (Colonie); Gina Hannah (Ballston Spa); Kathryn Martin (Scotia); Christiana Johnson (Amsterdam).
Second Round winners were: Cat Crummey Shaker-(top seed); Lauren Burton; Hannah Friend (Holy Names – #8 seed); Rachel Fields; Claire Schmitz (Emma Willard – #4 seed); Kaitlin Flaherty; Jamie Rosen (Bethlehem – #5 seed); Caroline Horgan; Samantha Blond; Nicole Kellogg (Burnt Hills – #6 seed); Lauren Mulvaney; Catherine Jenkins (Shaker – #3 seed); Genna Brophy; Mia DiCaprio (Albany Academy – #7 seed); Gina Hannah; Gaby Peda (Guilderland – #2 seed).
There are eight (8) players remaining in the singles draw. They are: Cat Crummey, Gaby Peda, Catherine Jenkins, Claire Schmitz, Jamie Rosen, Samantha Blond, Hannah Friend, Mia DiCaprio.
In the doubles – Alisa White and Lauren Nardacci of Bethlehem had to play in the preliminary round as an unseeded team but are still alive in the Main Draw. The other winners in the preliminary round were Gabrielle Kenney/Jennifer Paris (North Warren); lauren Demetreus/Anna Steciuk (Ballston Spa); Melissa Froats/ Nia O’Connor (Queensbury) and Nette Brocks/Lauren Almy (Columbia)
In the first round the winners were Chassidy King/Keishora Armstrong (Emma Willard – top seed); Natasha Hale/Amandu Guyer (Burnt Hills); Sydney Metzold/Emily Torre (Schalmont); Maxine Petrosino/Veronica Marsch (Amsterdam); Christina Lee/Carrianna Voelim (Albany Academy – #8 seed); Carly Rippel/Freida McEacheen (Chatham); Jessica Marinstein/liza Malloy (Guilderland – #10 seed); Erica Portelli/Molly Davis (Albany HS); Emily Laurilliard/Ann Phillips (Niskayuna – #4 seed); Maddy cardona/Grace Hurley (Holy Names); Kaitlyn Healy/Andrea Brenner (Shenedahowa – #12 seed); Ficcretta/Emily Parrish (Saratoga); Angela Wang/Emily Eruysal (Shaker – #5 seed);Briana Turner/Courtney Benoit (Colonie); Gabrielle Kenney/Jennifer Paris; Alisa White/Lauren Nardacci; Nette Brocks/Lauren Almy; Nisha Detchprohm/Alyssa Frost (Niskayuna) upset the #9 seed in the first round; Madison Gemerek/Aubrey Hodnett (Ballston Spa); Jennifer Lucious/Nadia Suguitan (Shenedahowa – #6 seed); Rebecca Pacuk/Allison Wichaud (Coxsackie); Sally O’Toole/Emily Mack (Holy Names – 13th seed); Liz Batchelder/Meghan Heck (Burnt Hills); Molly O’Connor/Mia Fallati (Shaker – #3 seed); Courtney Bush/Olivia Tripodi (Catholic Central); Monica Chappidi/Kayla Gallelli (Guilderland – #11 seed); Andrea Kim/Shelby Sheridan (Colonie); Margaret Oppenheim/Catherine Maccormick (Saratoga – #7 seed); Daryna Ryan/Samantha Torre (Schalmont); Taylor West/Ashley Becker (Albany Academy – #14 seed); Colleen McLaughlin/Jes Briere (Scotia); Mitali Das/Molly Goodman (Emma Willard – #2 seed)
Second Round winners were: Chassidy King/Keishora Armstrong; Maxine Petrosino/Veronica Marsch; Christina Lee/Carrianna Voelim; Jessica Marinstein/liza Malloy; Emily Laurilliard/Ann Phillips; Kaitlyn Healy/Andrea Brenner; Angela Wang/Emily Eruysa; Alisa White/Lauren Nardacci; Nisha Detchprohm/Alyssa Frost; Jennifer Lucious/Nadia Suguitan; Sally O’Toole/Emily Mack; O’Connor/Mia Fallati; Monica Chappidi/Kayla Gallelli; Margaret Oppenheim/Catherine Maccormick; Taylor West/Ashley Becker; Mitali Das/Molly Goodman
The remaining doubles teams are: Chassidy King/Keishorea Armstrong, Jessica Marinstein/Liza Malloy, Emily Laurilliard/Ann Phillips, Alisa White/Lauren Nardacci, Alyssa Frost/Nisha Detchprohm, Mallery O’Connor/Miz Fallati, Margaret Oppenheim/Catherine Maccormick, Mitali Das/Molly Goodman
Play continues tomorrow (weather permitting) at 2:00 at Central Park. Semi Finals will be Monday at3:00 at Sportime, Finals and 3/4 playoffs will be Tuesday at 3:00 at Sportime.
Girls High School Team Sectionals
Team Sectionals are coming up this week and Individual Sectionals next week. The team sectionals start today with preliminary matches. The higher seed plays at home. Top seeds have byes today. All matches are at 3:00 p.m.
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In the Class AA Sectionals Ballston Spa plays at Columbia and Schenectady plays at Niskayuna. The teams with byes are: Emma Willard, Saratoga, Bethlehem, Shenedahowa, Guilderland and Shaker.
Tuesday matchups are: Columbia/Ballston Spa Winner at Emma Willard; Saratoga at Bethlehem; Guiderland at Shenendahowa; Niskayuna/Schenectady winner at Shaker.
Seeding: 1) Emma Willard, 2) Shaker, 3) Shenendahowa; 4) Bethlehem; 5) Saratoga; 6) Guilderland
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In the Class A Sectionals Averill Park plays at Amsterdam. The teams with byes are: Albany Academy, Glens Falls, Queensbury, Burnt Hills, Scotia, South Glens falls and Holy Name
Tuesday matchups are: Glens Falls at Albany Academy, Queensbury at Burnt Hills; Amsterdam/Averill Park winner at Scotia; South Glens Falls at Holy Names
Seeding: 1) Albany Academy, 2) Holy Names, 3) Scotia; 4) Burnt Hills
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In the Class B Sectionals Catholic Central plays at Coxsackie The teams with byes are: lcabod Crane, Chatham, Schalmont
Tuesday matchups are: Coxsackie/Catholic Central winner at lcabod Crane, Schalmont at Chatham
Seeding: 1) Icabod Crane, 2) Chatham, 3) Schalmont; 4) Chatham, 5) Coxsackie
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In the Class CD Sectionals North Warren plays at Schoharie The teams with byes are: Maple Hill, Greenwich, Vorheesville
Tuesday matchups are: Schoharie/North Warren winner at Maple Hill, Greenwich at Voorheesville
Seeding: 1) Maple Hill, 2) Greenwich, 3) Voorheesville
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Individual Sectionals are at Central Park – Schenectady
starting Monday, October 24th at 8:15 am
Local Junior College Tennis
The fall is the time for junior college women’s tennis in this area. SUNY/Adirondack and Hudson Valley Community College both compete in the Mountain Vally Collegiate Conference of the NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) . They are in Region III of the NJCAA , which encompasses all of New York State north and west of Kingston and totals approximately 31 member two-year institutions.
This years SUNY/Adirondack Women’s Tennis Team consists of Samantha Bornitzke (So. from Saratoga HS); Nina Marshall (Fr. from So. Glens Falls); Kasey Carota (Fr. from So. Glens Falls); Bridgette Schenck (So. from Johnsburg HS); Rhiannon Johnson (Fr. from So. Glens Falls); Karen Cosey (Fr. from Northport HS) and Katie Elling (Fr. from Windslow Township HS). The SUNY/Adirondack squad is 1-2 so far having lost 9-0 decisions to Onondaga Community College and Herkimer Comunity College and beaten Mohawk Valley Community College 8-1.
Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC) is represented by Chelsea Atanasio (So. from Columbia HS); Nicole Cassidy (Fr. from Maple Hill HS); Holly Fletcher (Fr. from Catholic Central); Hannah Infantado (Fr. from Shaker HS); (Emily Qua (Fr. from Icabod Crane) ; Kayla Radliff (So. from Shenedahowa) and Janel Weaver (Fr. from Schenectady HS). HVCC is 0-2 with 8-1 losses to Broome CC and Herkimer CC. The HVCC and SUNY/Adirondack match was postponed.
We will be updating the local junior college scoreboard as the season progresses.
Adirondack Tennis 