ITHACA, N.Y. – The Hartwick College women's tennis team traveled to Ithaca on Wednesday afternoon for a non-conference matchup with the Bombers, falling 7-0 at Wheeler Tennis Courts.
With the loss, the Hawks move to 5-5 on the season, while Ithaca improves to 1-0. Hartwick next travels to Alfred University for a pivotal Empire 8 matchup. The defending Empire 8 Champions have already clinched a playoff spot but can finish as high as the two-seed with a win tomorrow, as well as help elsewhere, and as low as the fifth seed in the Empire 8 tournament.
In doubles, the Bombers took all three matches to claim the opening point. At No. 1 doubles, senior Samantha Lantzy (Valatie, N.Y./Ichabod Crane) and junior Tehani Courte (Noumea, South Province/UCO) battled Ithaca's Alys Pop and Ava Casell-Lapetina before falling 6-2. The No. 2 pairing of seniors Gianna Leggieri (Ballston Lake, N.Y./Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake) and Autumn Millington (Rome, N.Y./Westmoreland) dropped their match 6-1, while sophomores Elise Beauharnois (Peru, N.Y./Peru) and Sasha Garcia (Pueblo, Colo./Pueblo South) fell 6-1 at No. 3 doubles.
In singles play, Ithaca secured victories at all six positions. Lantzy put up the strongest fight for the Hawks at No. 1 singles, falling to Pop 6-4, 6-2. Courte dropped her No. 2 singles match to Madeleine Sutro 6-0, 6-1, while Leggieri fell to Casell-Lapetina 6-1, 6-3 at No. 3. Beauharnois was defeated by Zuri Freeman 6-1, 6-2 at No. 4 singles, with Millington falling to Avery Greher 6-2, 6-2 at No. 5. Garcia rounded out the lineup at No. 6 singles, falling to Jade Vadeboncoeur 6-0, 6-2
