California Captures Second Straight PSAC Crown
From Bloomsburg Sports Information
BLOOMSBURG--The California (PA) Vulcans won their second straight Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference women's tennis championship with a 5-0 victory against Slippery Rock on Saturday.
The Vulcans cruised through doubles play losing just six total games in the three matches, then picked up two wins in singles play by identical 6-0, 6-0 scores. One of the players for California winning by that margin was Helena Van Eysendeyk who earned the MVP award for the tournament.
Cal improved to 23-2 with the win, while Slippery Rock falls to 20-3.
In the consolation match Bloomsburg beat Kutztown by a score of 5-2. Bloomsburg picked up two wins in doubles action, then won the match with victories in singles play by Alison Carney, Brittani Weeks and Andrea Malatesta.
The Huskies are now 12-6, while Kutztown goes to 7-8.
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
California 5, Slippery Rock 0
Doubles
1. Inga Chilingaryan/Helena Van Eysendeyk (Cal) def. Kayla Blackburn/Laura Handy (SRU), 8-1
2. Olga Alekseeva/Galina Vishnikina (Cal) def. Samantha Blackburn/Jessie Hilborn (SRU), 8-4
3. Marina Quintana/Nina Kowalski (Cal) def. Lara Rizzi/Chelsea Gibson (SRU), 8-1
Singles
1. Van Eysendeyk (Cal) def. Kayla Blackburn (SRU), 6-0, 6-0
2. Chilingaryan (Cal) leading Handy (SRU), 6-2, 4-1, DNF
3. Alekseeva (Cal) leading Samantha Blackburn (SRU), 6-1, 1-1, DNF
4. Quintana (Cal) leading Hilborn (SRU), 5-2
5. Kowalski (Cal) def. Gibson (SRU), 6-0, 6-0
6. Vishnikina (Cal) leading Rizzi (SRU), 6-0, 5-3, DNF
THIRD PLACE MATCH
Bloomsburg 5, Kutztown 2
Doubles
1. Barbara Joerns/Rohini Das (KU) def. Torie Cunningham/Alison Carney (BU), 8-4
2. Katie Hasyn/Brittani Weeks (BU) def. Tess Wright/Kaeley McCabe (KU), 9-8 (4)
3. Laura Sullivan/Andrea Malatesta (BU) def. Sabrina Arnaud/Kristen Struble (KU), 8-4
Singles
1. Hasyn (BU) leading Joerns, 7-6, 5-5
2. Das (KU) def. Cunningham, 6-1, 6-1
3. Carney (BU) def. Arnaud, 6-4, 7-5
4. Weeks (BU) def. Wright, 6-0, 6-1
5. Sullivan DNF Struble, 7-5, 6-6 (2-7)
6. Malatesta (BU) def. McCabe, 6-4, 6-3
Semifinals (4/24)
Slippery Rock 5, Bloomsburg 1
Doubles
1. Kayla Blackburn/Laura Handy (SRU) def. Torie Cunningham/Alison Carney (BU), 8-2
2. Samantha Blackburn/Jessie Hilborn (SRU) def. Katie Hasyn/Brittani Weeks (BU), 8-6
3. Laura Sullivan/Andrea Malatesta (BU) def. Lara Rizzi/Chelsea Gibson (SRU), 8-6
Singles
1. Kayla Blackburn (SRU) def. Hasyn, 6-0, 6-3
2. Cunningham (BU) leading Handy (SRU), 7-5, 5-6, DNF
3. Samantha Blackburn (SRU) def. Carney, 6-0, 6-3
4. Hilborn (SRU) def. Weeks, 6-3, 6-2
5. Sullivan (BU) leading Gibson, 6-3, 2-5, DNF
6. Malatesta (BU) leading Rizzi, 6-4, 3-3, DNF
California 7, Kutztown 0
Doubles
1. Inga Chilingaryan/Helena Van Eysendeyk (Cal) def. Barbara Joerns/Rohini Das (KU); 8-0
2. Olga Alekseeva/Galina Vishnikina (Cal) def. Tess Wright/Kaeley McCabe (KU), 8-2
3. Marina Quintana/Nina Kowalski (Cal) def. Sabrina Arnaud/Kristen Struble (KU), 8-1
Singles
1. Van Eysendeyk (Cal) def. Joerns, 6-1, 6-0
2. Chilingaryan (Cal) def. Das, 6-1, 6-2
3. Alekseeva (Cal) leading Arnaud, 6-4, DNF
4. Quintana (Cal) def. Wright, 6-0, 6-0
5. Kowalski (Cal) leading Struble, 6-1, 5-0, DNF
6. Vishnikina (Cal) def. McCabe, 6-1, 6-0