HVIAC Women's Tennis Semifinal 1: Pratt 9, New Rochelle 0

New Rochelle

Pratt Institute

Doubles

Melanie Kania / Neeka Gilardian (PRATT)
def. Varughese, Nancy / Roye, Shanique (CNR)

8-3

Sude Rencber / Yeh-Eun Heo (PRATT)
def. Gomez, Marie / Garcia, Shirley (CNR)

8-6

Nicole Hetzel / Cailyn Culp (PRATT)
def. Lamothe, Yveline / Persaud, Vindhiya (CNR)

8-1

Singles

Melanie Kania (PRATT)
def. Varughese, Nancy (CNR)

10-1

Neeka Gilardian (PRATT)
def. Roye, Shanique (CNR)

8-2

Sude Rencber (PRATT)
def. Gomez, Marie (CNR)

8-2

Yeh-Eun Heo (PRATT)
def. Garcia, Shirley (CNR)

8-0

Nicole Hetzel (PRATT)
def. Lamothe, Yveline (CNR)

10-0

Cailyn Culp (PRATT)
def. Persaud, Vindhiya (CNR)

10-0

full stats

Posted: Oct 26, 2015

Release courtesy of Pratt Athletics

BROOKLYN -- No. 2 Pratt Institute will challenge for its fifth straight Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship on Saturday after a 9-0 shutout of No. 3 College of New Rochelle Monday night at the ARC.

Freshman Melanie Kania earned a 10-1 victory over Nancy Varughese in No. 1 singles and teamed with Neeka Gilardian for an 8-3 win over Varughese and Shanique Roye. Gilardian, meanwhile, defeated Roye 8-2 in No. 2 singles.

The Cannoneers earned straight-set wins in fourth, fifth, and sixth singles from Yeh-Eun Heo, Nicole Hetzel, and Cailyn Culp, respectively. In third singles, Sude Rencber bested Marie Gomez, 8-2.

Second-seeded Pratt advances to the HVIAC Championship, where the Cannoneers will take on the winner of No. 1 Berkeley College and No. 4 Vaughn College on Saturday afternoon at the Billie Jean King USTA National Tennis Center.

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Release courtesy of CNR Athletics

BROOKLYN, NY - The College of New Rochelle Womens Tennis team saw its season come to a close Monday night in the Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference semifinals. The Blue Angels were swept by Pratt Institute by a 9-0 score. CNR finishes the season at 1-8.