Women's tennis drops home match to Ithaca; Tigers clinch third place in Empire 8
Joe Venniro - Director of Sports Information
10/11/2009 7:04:10 PM
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ROCHESTER, NY - The RIT women's tennis team (6-5, 5-2 Empire 8) fell to conference rival Ithaca College (8-0, 7-0 Empire 8) by a score of 9-0 on Sunday afternoon at RIT Courts. RIT junior
Amanda Berg (Mendham, NJ/Mendham) saw her 16-match Empire 8 singles winning streak come to an end.
Berg fell to Cristina Nunez in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3.
Michele Caporali (Endicott, NY/Union Endicott) was the lone Tiger to extend their match to three sets. She lost the first set to Ithaca's Devra Reiman, 6-3 in the first set, but rebounded to earn a 6-1 win in the second set. Reiman emerged victorious in the third and final set, 10-8.
The Tigers return to action on Wednesday, as they host Empire 8 foe Alfred in the regular season finale at 3:30 p.m.