APRIL 9, 2011 

LADY MONARCH TENNIS EARNS 7-2 ROAD VICTORY OVER MANHATTANVILLE 

PURCHASE, NY -- The King's College women's tennis team won its first Freedom Conference match of the season as the Lady Monarchs posted a 7-2 victory over host Manhattanville College Saturday in Purchase, NY.

With the victory, King's improved to 3-11 overall and 1-2 in Freedom Conference competition. Manhattanville, meanwhile, slipped to 1-9 and 0-2 in conference matches.

King's opened the meet by capturing two of the three doubles contests. Rachel Hoffnagle and Maria Cometa were 8-5 winners in the number-two flight while teammates Jen Bader and Nicole Molina also won their match by an 8-5 score.

In singles, the Lady Monarchs put the Valiants away by winning five of the six matches, including three pivotal contests that were decided in three sets.

Maria Cometa was a 6-2, 6-4 winner at fourth singles while Nicole Molina tallied a 6-0, 6-3 triumph in the number-six spot.

The match was decided, however, by King's Hoffnagle, Bader, and Lauren Breen who all won their three-set matches.

At second singles, Breen was a 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 victor. In the third singles spot, Hoffnagle roared back from one set deficit to post a 2-6, 6-3, 6-1 triumph. At sixth singles, Nicole Molina fashioned a marathon 7-6 (7-2), 3-6, 10-8 win to help seal the victory.

King's will be idle until Saturday when the Lady Monarchs host FDU-Florham at 1:00 p.m. at Kirby Park.


King's 7 - Manhattanville 2

Singles
Laura Fortunato (M) d. Diana Darby, 6-3, 6-1
Lauren Breen (K) d. Bo Siek, 6-1, 2-6, 6-3
Rachel Hoffnagel (K) d. Kaitlin Triana, 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
Maria Cometa (K) d. Joeliza Valdez, 6-2, 6-4
Jen Bader (K) d. Kim Kunces, 7-6 (7-2), 3-6, 10-8
Nicole Molina (K) d. Gliceida Galarza, 6-0, 6-3

Doubles
Siek/Fortunato (M) d. Darby/Breen, 8-6
Hoffnagle/Cometa (K) d. Triana/Valdez, 8-5