Herkimer Women's Tennis

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November 20, 2007
Student-Athletes Named to Green and Gold Club

An Yamada, a senior from Chiba-ken, Japan, led the women’s tennis team to a 7-2 season record and a second place finish at the Region III tournament where she captured two individual championships at the first singles and first doubles flights. Head Coach Katie Scanlon said “An is a very talented and well-developed tennis player. She has mastered heavy topspin from the baseline and can mix up her shots with a perfectly executed slice. She’s also not afraid to approach and play the net, and she plays with no emotion which gives her an edge over her opponents.” Yamada finished the season with a 10-1 singles record and an 8-1 doubles record. She earned two spots on the All Region III team, first team All-Region for first singles and first team All-Region for first doubles.

Senior midfielder Pete Givas, of Liverpool, helped the Herkimer Generals win the program’s 19th Region III men’s soccer championship. Givas was voted Region III Final Four MVP, made the all-tournament team and was named to the first team All-Region III. Earlier in the month, he was selected Region III Athlete of the Week and NJCAA Division III National Player of the Week. Head Coach Pepe Aragon said, “Pete was the ‘general’ of our defense this season.”

October 16, 2007
HCCC Women's Tennis Players Named to All-Region Team

Six HCCC women’s tennis players have been named to the All-Region team. Named to the first team were An Yamada, Tokyo, for 1st singles flight and 1st doubles flight; Megumi Yoshikawa, Hyogo, Japan, for 1st doubles flight; Alli Schlieder, Lowville, for 2nd doubles flight; and Jessica Beauvais, Westmoreland, for 2nd doubles flight. Hazuki Murata, Kanagawa, Japan, was named to the second team for 6th singles.

Herkimer recently captured three individual regional championships at top flights, qualifying them to compete at the NJCAA national tournament in Tucson, Arizona in May.     

October 14, 2007
Herkimer CCC- 4 vs. Community College of Rhode Island- 2

1st singles- An Yamada (HCCC) d. Lindsay Osborn 7-5, 6-2
2nd singles- Jill Putrino (CCRI) d. Megumi Yoshikawa- 3-6, 7-5, (10-4) *third set determined by a 10pt tie break.
3rd singles- Hannah Koski (CCRI) d. Lori Tomanek- 6-1, 6-1
4th singles- Hazuki Murata (HCCC) d. Valerie Wean- 6-2, 6-1

1st doubles- Yamada/Yoshikawa (HCCC) d. Putrino,Koski- 8-1
2nd doubles- Tomanek/Murata (HCCC) d. Osborn/Wean- 8-5

Herkimer finished the season with a 7-2 overall record. Seniors An Yamada, Megumi Yoshikawa, and Hazuki Murata played their last home match for Herkimer. First singles Region III champ An Yamada finished the season with a 10-1 record as well as an 8-1 final record at first doubles with partner and fellow senior Megumi Yoshikawa. Hazuki Murata finished with a 5-3 singles record. Herkimer will rest their racquets for a short while before practices resume in preparation for the national tournament in Arizona in May 2008.

Results of Region III Tournament
October 6-7, 2007

Herkimer’s women’s tennis team captured three individual Region III championships at top flights that qualify them to compete at the national level.

At 1st singles (the most difficult flight), An Yamada rolled through the bracket without losing even one set to her opponents.  She defeated Liza Nathan-Serio of Hudson Valley 6-2, 6-0 in the first round.  She then eliminated #1 seeded Jamie Mishoe of Broome 6-4, 6-2.  In the final, An easily handled Ashley Cirelli of Adirondack 6-0, 6-2.  An is the proven best player in Region III!

An Yamada and her doubles partner Megumi Yoshikawa teamed together to win the 1st doubles flight championship.  They defeated Mohawk Valley in the final by a score of 7-5, 6-2- once again proving to be the best doubles team in Region III.

Alli Schlieder and Jessica Beauvais captured Herkimer’s final championship at 2nd doubles.  They defeated #1 seeded Broome in straight sets  7-5, 6-2 to win the championship! 

As a team, Herkimer finished one point behind Broome CC in the closest regional tournament in recent years.  “I am very proud of these young women and the way they  represented our college,” said coach Katie Scanlon. “We could not have accomplished this feat without the support and patience of the faculty, staff and administration."

October 4, 2007
Herkimer CCC- 7
Mohawk Valley CC- 2

1st singles- An Yamada(H) d. Tomoyo Watanabe- 6-0,6-1
2nd singles- Sarah Sydoriw(M) d. Alli Schlieder- 1-6,4-6
3rd singles- Jessica Beauvais (H) d. Dionne Bever- 3-6,6-1,6-4
4th singles- Angela Brutsky(M) d. Megumi Yoshikawa- 1-6, 2-6
5th singles- Lori Tomanek (H) d. Laura Murray- 6-2,6-0
6th singles- Hazuki Murata (H) d. Allison Helmer- 6-0,6-2

1st doubles- Yamada/Yoshikawa(H) d. Watanabe/Sydoriw 9-8 (9-7)
2nd doubles- Schlieder/Beauvais (H) d. Brutsky/Bever- 9-7
3rd doubles- Tomanek/Murata(H) d. Helmer/Murray- 9-7

Herkimer was looking forward to this match, as the team previously lost to Mohawk Valley, partly due to an incomplete team, in the first match of the season. The excitement and anticipation of this match paid off, as the Generals defeated Mohawk Valley 7-2.  

Herkimer finished regular season play with a 6-2 record. They will compete in the Regional tournament this weekend at Onondaga Community College.

September 27, 2007
Herkimer CCC- 6 
Hudson Valley CC- 3

1st singles- An Yamada(HCCC) defeated Liza Nathan-Serio          6-2, 6-2
2nd singles- Alli Schlieder(HCCC) d. Carly Spielvogel                       4-6,6-4,7-6 (tiebreak 9-7)
3rd singles- Elizabeth Debell (HVCC) d. Jessica Beauvais              7-5,6-2
4th singles- Megumi Yoshikawa(HCCC) d. Alicia Sheridan             6-7 (tiebreak 1-6), HCCC won by forfeit
5th singles- Marisa Demarest (HVCC) d Lori Tomanek                  6-2, 6-3
6th singles- Hazuki Murata (HCCC) d. Jenay Burke                         3-6, 6-3, 6-1

1st doubles- Yamada/Yoshikawa(HCCC) d. NathanSerio/Spielvogel    9-7
2nd doubles- Schlieder/Beauvais (HCCC) d. Debell/Burke                      8-4
3rd doubles- Tomanek/Murata (HCCC) won by forfeit

Herkimer played at Hudson Valley on Thursday, September 27; however, the match was postponed due to rain. Match score was tied 1-1 at the time. The match was completed on Tuesday, October 2, followed by the regular scheduled match. The teams played eight game pro-sets in the second match to ensure completion of the match.

October 2, 2007
Herkimer CCC- 7
Hudson Valley CC- 2

1st singles- An Yamada(HCCC) d. Liza Nath-Serio                            6-2, 6-1
2nd singles- Alli Schlieder (HCCC) d. Carly Spielvogel                       8-5
3rd singles- Elizabeth Debell (HVCC) d. Jessica Beauvais               8-2
4th singles- Jenay Burke (HVCC) d. Megumi Yoshikawa                  8-6
5th singles- Lori Tomanek (HCCC) d. Marisa Demarest                   8-6
6th singles- Hazuki Murata (HCCC) won by forfeit

1st doubles- Yamada/Yoshikawa (HCCC) d. NathanSerio/Spielvogel    9-7
2nd doubles- Schlieder/Beauvais (HCCC) d. Debell/Burke                   8-4
3rd doubles- Tomanek/Murata won by forfeit          

Herkimer had some great "come from behind" wins today.  Most notable was Alli Schlieder at 2nd singles.  Alli was down 1-6 in a third set tiebreaker. She warded off five match points and came back to win the third set with at 9-7 tiebreak score.  Lori Tomanek,in match #2, was down 1-5 and came back to win the pro-set 8-6 at 5th singles.  Also in the second match, 1st doubles team An Yamada and Megumi Yoshikawa were down 1-4 and came back to win 9-7. 

Herkimer improved its record to 5-2 on the season to guarantee a spot in the Region III tournament this weekend at Onondaga Community College.

September 23, 2007
Onondaga CCC- 5 vs. Herkimer CCC- 4

At first singles, An Yamada wore down her opponent in a marathon first-set tie-breaker winning 13-11. She then took charge with a 6-0 second set. Alli Schlieder improved her singles record to 4-1 with a strong performance at second singles. Second doubles was a very entertaining match to watch--communication was wonderful and Jessica and Alli are really meshing together on the court. They improved their doubles record to 4-1 with their one loss occurring while playing first doubles.

1st singles- An Yamada (H) defeated Chiara Arezzo 7-6 (13-11), 6-0
2nd singles- Alli Schlieder (H) defeated Vanessa Snyder- 6-3, 6-4
3rd singles- Katie Gagparini (O) defeated Jessica Beauvais- 6-1, 7-6 (7-2)
4th singles- Ashley LeClair (O) defeated Megumi Yoshikawa  6-0, 6-2
5th singles- Lori Tomanek (H) vs. Tonjia Droczak- 0-6, 6-4, Lori won third set by default
6th singles- Brittany Wait (O) defeated Hazuki Murata -  6-1, 6-2

1st doubles- Arezzo/Gagparini (O) defeat Yamada/ Yoshikawa - 8-5
2nd doubles- Schlieder/Beauvais (H) defeated LeClair/ Snyder- 8-4
3rd doubles- Wait/Kristy Bishop (O) defeated Tomanek/Murata- 8-3

Herkimer's record- 3-2

September 20, 2007
Herkimer CCC 6 vs. SUNY Delhi 3

1st singles- An Yamada (H) d. Katie Ryan(D)                            6-1,6-1
2nd singles- Eriko Nishina (D) d. Alli Schlieder(H)                      7-6 (9-7), 6-1
3rd singles- Jessica Beauvais(H) d. Lori Hunter(D)                     6-0, 6-0
4th singles- Megumi Yoshikawa(H) d Asami Ishida( D)               6-2, 6-1
5th singles- Lori Tomanek(H) d. Kristie Ladd (D)                        6-3, 6-1
6th singles- Reiko Nishizawa(D) d. Hazuki Murata (H)                6-2,6-4

1st doubles- Yamada/Yoshikawa(H) d. Ryan/Hunter(D)               8-4
2nd doubles- Schlieder/Beauvais (H) d. Nishina/Ishida (D)           8-5
3rd doubles- Ladd/Nishizawa(D) d. Tomanek/Murata                   8-6

Herkimer's record- 3-1

September 19, 2007
Herkimer CCC 8 vs. Adirondack CC 1

1st singles- Ashley Cirelli (A) d. An Yamada (H)                        7-5, 6-3
2nd singles- Alli Schlieder (H) d Corey Jenkins (A)                     6-0, 6-0
3rd singles- Jessica Beauvais(H) d. Joanne Kirchner(A)              6-0, 6-0
4th singles- Megumi Yoshikawa(H) d. Alex Clayton (A)              6-0, 6-0
5th singles- Sherice Wedderburn (H) d. Ashley Monroe (A)         6-3, 6-1
6th singles- Lori Tomanek (H) won by forfeit

1st doubles- Yamada/Yoshikawa (H) d. Cirelli/Jenkins (A)           8-2
2nd doubles- Schlieder/Beauvais (H) d. Kirchner/ Clayton (A)       8-1
3rd doubles- Wedderburn/Tomanek( H) won by forfeit

Herkimer's record-    2-1
Adirondack's record- 0-2

Highlights: Three girls had shut-out wins. Sherice Wedderburn won her debut match at 5th singles. Although An Yamada was defeated at first singles, it was 100% quality tennis and very entertaining to watch.

September 17, 2007
HCCC 8 vs. SUNY Cobleskill 1

1st singles- An Yamada (H) defeated Jennifer Melnik 6-2, 6-0

2nd singles- Alli Schlieder(H) defeated Kristin Ely 6-4, 6-4

3rd singles- Jessica Beauvais (H) defeated Jessica Lane 6-1, 6-7 (3), 6-4

4th singles- Megumi Yoshikawa (H) defeated Erin Seyforth 4-6, 6-2, 6-0

5th singles- Amy Cunningham (C) defeated Lori 6-7 (2), 6-0, 5-7

6th singles- Sherice Wedderburn (H) won by forfeit

1st doubles- Yamada/Yoshikawa (H) defeated Melnik/Lane 8-6

2nd doubles- Schlieder/Beauvais (H) defeated Ely/Seyforth 8-2

3rd doubles- Tomanek/Wedderburn (H) won by forfeit

An Yamada made her debut at first singles with an impressive 6-2, 6-0 win over Cobleskill’s Jennifer Melnik.  Alli Schlieder improved her singles record to 2-o.  Three matches went to three sets.

Herkimer’s record- 1-1

Cobleskill’s  record- 0-3

Herkimer will host Adirondack CC on Wednesday at 4:00pm.

September 13, 2007
HCCC- 2  MVCC- 5

                HCCC                                        MVCC                     Score
1st Singles- Alli Schlieder vs Sarah Sydoriw 6-7 (2), 6-0, 6-4 (W)
2nd Singles- Megumi Yoshikawa vs Tomayo Watanabe 1-6,2-6 (L)
3rd Singles- Jessica Beauvais vs Dionne Bever 2-6,1-6 (L)
4th singles- Kaitlyn Rhodes vs Angela Brutsky 2-6, 2-6 (L)
5th singles- Lori Tomanek vs Laura Murray 6-4, 6-3 (L)

1st doubles- Schlieder/Beauvais vs Sydoriw/Watanabe 3-8 (L)
2nd doubles- Yoshikawa/Rhodes  vs Brutsky/Bever 3-8 (L)

Herkimer lost a 2-5 decision against MVCC.

Herkimer had wins from Alli Schlieder, a freshman from Lowville, at first singles and freshman Lori Tomanek from Waterloo at fifth singles.  The highlight of the night was Alli's hard-fought loss in the first set 6-7 with a tiebreak score of 2-7. She had an impressive come back in the next two sets winning 6-0, 6-4 against an accomplished Sarah Sydoriw.