TOMS RIVER, NJ - Forced indoors due to inclement weather, the Northampton women's tennis team fell to Ocean County College on Saturday afternoon, 6-3, in a hard fought match.
The Spartans were victorious at the top of the lineup, winning at #1 singles, as
Erin Volutza (Sinking Spring, PA /Lancaster Catholic ) finished the regular season unbeaten, #2 singles with
Mackenzie Caffrey (Easton, PA /Pleasant Valley) and #1 doubles (Volutza and Caffrey), but the Vikings were able to pull out 6 wins to get the victory.
Singles:
#1 Erin Volutza (Sinking Spring, PA /Lancaster Catholic ) vs. Emily Steinberg 6-1, 6-3 (Northampton)
#2 Mackenzie Caffrey (Easton, PA /Pleasant Valley) vs. Kristi Kawa 6-3, 6-3 (Northampton)
#3 Emily Borger (Kunkletown, PA /Pleasant Valley ) vs. Jasmine Ethridge 3-6, 2-6 (Ocean)
#4 Corrine Hinton (Easton, PA /Easton ) vs. Alyssa Brantley 5-7, 4-6 (Ocean)
#5 Sara Mass (Bethlehem, PA /Liberty ) vs. Logan Squires 0-6, 1-6 (Ocean)
Doubles:
#1 Erin Volutza (Sinking Spring, PA /Lancaster Catholic ) and Mackenzie Caffrey (Easton, PA /Pleasant Valley) vs Emily Steinberg and Logan Squires 8-2 (Northampton)
#2 Emily Borger (Kunkletown, PA /Pleasant Valley ) and Corrine Hinton (Easton, PA /Easton ) vs. Kristi Kawa and Alyssa Brantley 2-8 (Ocean)
#3 Sara Mass (Bethlehem, PA /Liberty ) and Zeng Zeng Yang (Wind Gap, PA /Pen Argyl ) vs Meghann Hargis and Jasmine Ethridge 2-8 (Ocean)
The Spartans finish the regular season with a record of 6-2 and now await seeding for the upcoming Region XIX tournament, which will take place October 8th thru the 10th at Rowan College @ Gloucester County.
