Bates Women's Tennis Match Summaries

Bates at Middlebury, Sept.13, 1997
The Bates College (1-0) women's tennis team was victorious in its season-opening match at Middlebury (1-1), 5 matches to 4. The doubles teams of Janice Michaels (Princeton, N.J) and Laura Shearer (Concord, Mass.) and co-captains Emily Kleinman (Acton, Mass.) and Natalie Herald (North Attleboro, Mass.) won their matches 8-4 to give the Bobcats the team lead, 2-1. The top two players for the Bobcats, first-years Jen Russo (Titusville, N.J.) and Suzanne Daly (New York, N.Y.), both won their first collegiate singles matches. With the team score tied at 4, Daly and her opponent were forced to bring their match indoors tied at one set each. The third set was even at five games apiece when Daly broke serve and then held on to win the match, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5. Last year, the Panthers won the match between these two teams, 8-1.


Bates 5, Middlebury 4

Singles
1. Jen Russo (Bates) def. Josie Kytle (Midd.), 6-2, 6-2
2. Suzanne Daly (Bates) def. Emily Richards (Midd.), 6-4, 4-6, 7-5
3. Jen Cyrkler (Midd.) def. Natalie Herald (Bates), 6-2, 6-4
4. Jess Grillo (Midd.) def. Kara Rooney (Bates), 6-4, 6-1
5. Kristen Borden (Midd.) def. Emily Kleinman (Bates), 0-6, 6-4, 6-4
6. Emily Carleton (Bates) def. Lynda Hudson (Midd.), 6-4, 6-4

Doubles
1. Kytle/Richards (Midd.) def. Russo/Daly, 8-2
2. Janice Michaels/Laura Shearer (Bates) def. Cyrkler/Jess Kassis (Midd.),
8-4
3. Herald/Kleinman (Bates) def. Grillo/Jill Patey (Midd.), 8-4

Colby-Sawyer at Bates, Sept. 20, 1997 - The Bobcats ran their record to 2-0 with a 7-2 win at Colby-Sawyer College. First-year player Jen Russo (Titusville, N.J.) had an easy time at No. 1, while classmate Suzanne Daly (New York, N.Y.) rebounded after dropping the first set 4-6 to win the next two 6-3 and 6-3. Sophomore Janice Michaels (Princeton, N.J.) won her first singles match of the season at No. 6, 6-0, 6-0.

Bates 7, Colby-Sawyer 2

SINGLES
1.Jenn Russo    (B) def. Natalie Cuilla 6-0, 6-1
2.Suzanne Daly  (B) def. Jill Rubchinuk 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
3.Lauren Coscia (C-S) def.      Natalie Herald (B) 1-6, 2-6
4.Kara Rooney   (B) def.        Cara Falconi 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
5.Emily Kleinman        (B) def.        Jen Christian 6-3, 6-1
6.Janice Michaels       (B) def. Cindy Balley 6-0, 6-0

DOUBLES
1.Russo/Daly    (B) def.        Cuilla/Coscia   8-2
2.Michaels/L. Shearer   (B) def.        Rubchinuk/B. Ferreria   9-8
3.Falconi/Christian (C-S) def. Herald/Kleinman (B) 8-9

Southern Maine at Bates, Sept. 24, 1997 - The Bobcats won their third straight match to open the season, downing the Univeristy of Southern Maine, 9-0. Bates' top two players, Jenn Russo (Titusville, N.J.) and Suzanne Daly (New York, N.Y.) kept their perfect records intact, while first-year player Emily Carleton didn't drop a game at No. 6.

SINGLES
1.Jenn Russo      (B) def. Suzanne deGorian 6-1, 6-2
2.Suzanne Daly    (B) def. Jessica Foreman 6-1, 6-1
3.Janice Michaels (B) def. Erin O'Brian 1-6, 6-4, 7-6
4.Natalie Herald  (B) def. Sara Goodine, 6-2, 6-3
5.Kara Rooney     (B) def. Emily McArdle 6-2, 6-0
6.Emily Carleton  (B) def. Anuka Pure 6-0, 6-0

DOUBLES
1.Russo/Daly          (B) def. deGorian/Goodine  8-1
2.Michaels/L. Shearer (B) def. O'Brien/A Smith 8-5
3.Herald/N. Kleinman  (B) def. McArdle/Pure 8-5

Bates at UMass-Lowell, Sept. 28, 1997 - The match with UMass Lowell was cancelled.

Bates at Colby, Sept. 30, 1997 - Colby snapped the Bobcats' three match winning streak as coach John Illig's old team beat his new one, 7-2. The Bobcats' two wins came from junior Emily Carleton (Potomac, Md.), 6-4, 6-2, at No. 4 singles, and the team of Janice Michaels (Princeton, N.J.) and Laura Shearer (Concord, Mass.) at No. 2 doubles.

Colby 7, Bates 2

Singles
Jessie Anderson (C) def. Jenn Russo (B), 6-4, 6-2
Kim Cheah (C) def. Suzanne Daly (B), 6-1, 6-11
Lisa Mark (C) def. Janice Michaels (B), 7-5, 6-1
Emily Carleton (B) del. Sarah Sweeney (C), 6-4, 6-2
Yuki Kodera (C) del NAtalie Herald (B), 6-0, 6-3
Amy Sokotch (C) def. Kara Rooney (B), 6-4, 5-7, 6-2

Doubles
Anderson/Cheah (C) def. Russo/Daly, 8-3
Michaels/Laura Shearer (B) def. Mark/Kudera (C), 9-7
Sweeney/Sokotch (C) def. Herald/Kleinman (B), 8-5

Connecticut College at Bates, Oct. 4, 1997 -

Bates 6, Coll College 3

SINGLES:
B)  Jenn Russo def. Meghan Moore              1-6, 6-2, 7-6
B)  Suzanne Daly def. Sharyn Miskovitz        7-5, 6-3
B)  Janice Michaels def. Irene Lord           7-5, 6-4
cc) Katie Carpenter def. Emily Carleton      6-1, 6-4
B)  Natalie Herald def. Rachel Goodman        6-1, 6-1
cc) Emily Bartos def. Kara Rooney             7-5, 6-4
DOUBLES:
B)  Russo + Daly def. Moore and Mizkovitz          8-2
B)  Michaels + L. Shearer def. Carpenter/ Goodman  8-3
cc) Lord + J. Janerich def. Herald/Emily Kleinman 9-8

Plymouth State at Bates, Oct. 5, 1997 -

BATES 9 VS. PLYMOUTH STATE 0
1.Jenn Russo(B) def.Kate Loeber: 6-0, 6-0
2.Suzanne Daly(B) def.Lauren Kruse: 6-2, 6-0
3.Janice Michaels(B) def.Sarah Schutzendorf: 6-0, 6-3
4.Emily Carleton(B) def.Jen Lemine:	6-1, 6-1
5.Natalie Herald(B) def.Kris Roberge:	6-0, 6-0
6.Emily Kleinman(B) def.Kiza Tallarita:	6-1, 6-1
						
1.Russo/Daly(B) def.	Lober/Schutzendorf: 8-2
2.Michaels/Laura Shearer(B) def. Lemine/Roberge: 8-2
3.Herald/Kleinman(B) def. Kruse/Paris: 8-0

Bates at Bowdoin, Oct. 8, 1997

 Bowdoin 9, Bates 0

SINGLES:
1. Katrina Mitchell (Bo.) d. Jenn Russo (Ba.) 6-0, 6-0
2. Lisl Hacker (Bo.) d. Suzanne Daly (Ba.) 6-0, 6-0
3. Sally Polkinghorn (Bo.) d. Janice Michaels (Ba.) 6-3, 6-0
4. Amy Gubbins (Bo.) d. Emily Carleton (Ba.) 6-0, 6-2
5. Caroline Thompson (Bo.) d. Natalie Herald (Ba.) 6-0, 6-3
6. Sarah Folkemer (Bo.) d. Kara Rooney (Ba.) 6-1, 6-1

DOUBLES:
1. Mitchell/Polkinghorn (Bo.) d. Russo/Daly (Ba.) 8-2
2. Hacker/Gubbins (Bo.) d. Michaels/Laura Shearer (Ba.) 8-2
3. Adrienne Gratry/Coll. Cushing (Bo.) d. Herald/Emily Kleinman (Ba.) 8-3

Salve Regina at Bates, Oct. 12, 1997 - In their final dual match of the fall season, the Bobcats (5-3) fell to Salve Regina, 6-3. Foour of the six singles matches went to three sets, with the Newporters winning three of those matches. First-year player Suzanne Daly (New York, N.Y.) won both of her matches, 6-0, 6-7, 6-3 in No. 2 singles and 8-2 in No. 1 doubles.

Salve Regina 6, Bates 3

SINGLES

Cristen Barrasso (SR) def. Jenn Russo (B), 6-2, 1-6, 6-4
Suzanne Daly (B) def. Botum Bou (SR), 6-0, 6-7, 6-3
Melissa Lamb (SR) def. Janice Michaels (B), 2-6, 6-4, 7-6
Emily Carleton (B) def. Nicole Brouillette (SR), 6-1, 6-4
Anissa Prefontaine (SR) def. Natalie Herald (B), 6-3, 6-4
Heather Deibel (SR) def. Kara Rooney (B), 5-7, 7-6, 6-2

DOUBLES

Russo/Daly (B) def. Barrasso/Brouillette (SR), 8-2
Prefontaine/Deibel (SR) def. Michaels/Laura Shearer (B), 8-6
Bou/Lamb (SR) def. Herald/Emily Kleinman (B), 8-6

NEWITT Tournament at Amherst, Oct. 24-25, 1997

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