2008 Woodie Awards
Freshmen sisters capture main draw doubles championship for women's tennis
Joseph Ferrary
Issue date: 9/28/06 Section: Sports
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Marist freshmen Alexandra and Cassandra Strange captured the main draw doubles championship for the women's tennis team at the Georgetown Invitational this past weekend.
The sisters defeated George Washington's Kendall Swenson and Verena Knoedler in the finals, 8-4.
This is the second doubles championship that the sisters won so far this year.
In the first tournament of the season, they captured the Flight B doubles crown in the Cornell Fall Invitational.
There are plenty of reasons why the Strange sisters are playing well this season, according to their coach Scott Williams.
"They have been playing together for a while now, and they communicate really well," said Williams. "They have a nice tennis game and they are now taking it to a different level by playing more aggressive."
Another bright spot for Marist was sophomore, Mirelva Colon, who won the singles back draw by securing a pair of victories on Sunday. She defeated Georgetown's Kelsey Darnell, 3-6, 6-3, (10-2) in her first match and then downed George Washington's Rachael Hesling, 7-6 (7-2), 1-6, (10-6) in the final.
Colon said she was very pleased with her weekend, as this was the first time she reached the finals of a tournament draw.
"It feels great to win my first college tournament," Colon said. "I had a tough time in the quarterfinals and semifinals because I dropped the first set. I was not in the game, but I was able to recover."
On Saturday, the Strange sisters earned a quick 8-3 victory over Howard's Jasmine Smith and Laura Marin in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, the sisters disposed of Adriann Gin and Liz Winokur of Georgetown, with an 8-4 victory.
In addition to playing doubles, Cassandra Strange proved to be a force in the singles main draw as well. She posted a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Georgetown's Gin, and a 6-2, 6-0 victory over George Washington's Tracy Stecko to advance to the semifinals of the draw.
Cassandra Strange would reach the main draw finals by defeating Georgetown's Winokur, 6-3, 6-4. However, in the finals she was defeated by George Washington's Swenson, 6-4, 6-4.
Senior Megan Gureck advanced to the semifinals of the single's back draw along with Colon. Gureck would lose in the semifinals to George Washington's Hesling, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4.
The Red Fox women's tennis team will be back in action next weekend as they will travel to Lewisburg, Pa. to participate in the Bucknell Tournament where they hope to build on their recent success and continue to improve.
The sisters defeated George Washington's Kendall Swenson and Verena Knoedler in the finals, 8-4.
This is the second doubles championship that the sisters won so far this year.
In the first tournament of the season, they captured the Flight B doubles crown in the Cornell Fall Invitational.
There are plenty of reasons why the Strange sisters are playing well this season, according to their coach Scott Williams.
"They have been playing together for a while now, and they communicate really well," said Williams. "They have a nice tennis game and they are now taking it to a different level by playing more aggressive."
Another bright spot for Marist was sophomore, Mirelva Colon, who won the singles back draw by securing a pair of victories on Sunday. She defeated Georgetown's Kelsey Darnell, 3-6, 6-3, (10-2) in her first match and then downed George Washington's Rachael Hesling, 7-6 (7-2), 1-6, (10-6) in the final.
Colon said she was very pleased with her weekend, as this was the first time she reached the finals of a tournament draw.
"It feels great to win my first college tournament," Colon said. "I had a tough time in the quarterfinals and semifinals because I dropped the first set. I was not in the game, but I was able to recover."
On Saturday, the Strange sisters earned a quick 8-3 victory over Howard's Jasmine Smith and Laura Marin in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, the sisters disposed of Adriann Gin and Liz Winokur of Georgetown, with an 8-4 victory.
In addition to playing doubles, Cassandra Strange proved to be a force in the singles main draw as well. She posted a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Georgetown's Gin, and a 6-2, 6-0 victory over George Washington's Tracy Stecko to advance to the semifinals of the draw.
Cassandra Strange would reach the main draw finals by defeating Georgetown's Winokur, 6-3, 6-4. However, in the finals she was defeated by George Washington's Swenson, 6-4, 6-4.
Senior Megan Gureck advanced to the semifinals of the single's back draw along with Colon. Gureck would lose in the semifinals to George Washington's Hesling, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4.
The Red Fox women's tennis team will be back in action next weekend as they will travel to Lewisburg, Pa. to participate in the Bucknell Tournament where they hope to build on their recent success and continue to improve.
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