The Soaring Eagles Women’s Tennis team will
look to bounce back after a 3-9 season during the 2009
campaign.
EC
picked up wins over SUNY Brockport, Pitt-Bradford, and conference
foe Utica College.
Head Coach Philip Levkanich enters his 36th year with the Soaring
Eagles Women’s Tennis Team. Levkanich will surely be
counting on the experience that last year’s players
gained in order to see success this year.
EC returns two fourth year players to the 2010 squad,
Rebecca Kingman ’11 (Hamilton, NJ --
Steinert) and
Sabrina Zinter ’11 (Cordova, MD -- St.
Michaels).
Kingman earned 5 wins while playing at the very
competitive number one singles and doubles positions last season.
Look for
Kingman to return to her Empire 8 Honorable
Mention form as she plays in her final season as a Soaring Eagle.
Zinter played primarily exhibition matches last
season and will look to compete for a starting
position.
Third year player
Briana Palmiero ’12 (Rochester, NY -- Bishop
Kearney) returns looking to have another successful season
with the Purple and Gold.
Palmiero finished last season with a team high 9
wins. The Rochester native elevated her game as the season
progressed and will surely look to contend for a top spot in this
year’s lineup. Teaming up with
Palmiero at second doubles is fellow classmate
Alexandra Putney ’12 (Dundee, NY --
Hammondsport).
Putney’s level of play has made leaps
and bounds since her arrival to Elmira College. She has worked her
way from 6th singles to the number 2 position. Look for
Putney to be very competitive at the top of this
year’s lineup.
Second year players
Elyse Colby ’13 (Owego, NY --
Coronado),
Clare Lowery ’13 (Syracuse, NY -- West
Genesee), and
Melanie Walker ’13 (Scranton, PA --
Scranton) will be counted on to build on the experience
they obtained last season. Despite having her season cut
short by injury,
Colby showed that she can play with anyone in the
Empire 8 Conference.
Colby went 3-3 last season earning wins over
Hartwick College, Pitt-Bradford, and SUNY Brockport. EC will surely
count on her to provide the depth that they have lacked in previous
years.
Lowery and
Walker saw valuable time in last
year’s lineup.
Lowery appeared in 2 singles matches at the 6th
spot earning a straight set win over conference rival Alfred
University as well as earning a third doubles victory over
Pitt-Bradford.
Walker appeared in a pair of doubles matches and
also saw time at exhibition singles. Both players will most
definitely make an impact this season for the Soaring Eagles.
Amanda Hart-Hempsted ’13 (Topsham, ME -- Mount
Ararat) played in several exhibition matches and has made
vast improvements in her game. She will also be fighting to earn a
position in the starting lineup.
Talented newcomers
Tiffany Goonetilleke ’14 (West Mifflin, PA --
West Mifflin),
Maria Morales ’14 (Cairo, NY --
Cairo-Durham),
Emily Marois ’14 (Brooklyn, CT -- Woodstock
Academy), and
Micah Moskoff ’14 (Somerset, MA --
Somerset) will all look to compete for a
starting gig with the Soaring Eagles.
With a good balance of experience and youth, this
year’s Soaring Eagles Women’s Tennis team
will surely make waves in the highly competitive Empire 8
Conference. EC will kick-off the 2010 season as they hit the road
to take on the Hawks of Hartwick College on Tuesday September 7th
at 4:00 p.m. at the Hartwick College Tennis Courts.