Schedule & Results

Utica, NY (September 5, 2014) – The Utica College women's tennis team opens up their 2014 campaign this Saturday in Hoboken, NJ against Stevens Institute of Technology.  The match is scheduled to start at 12 p.m. at the Stevens Tennis Courts.

The Pioneer Roster

UC currently has 11 players on the roster including six returners and five newcomers.  Senior Andrenna Sykes (Westbury, NY/Westbury) along with juniors Rose Zaloom (Utica, NY/T.R. Proctor) and Doni Look (Bridgeport, NY/Chittenango) with lead the way for the upperclassmen while sophomores Anastasia Fitzpatrick (Parksville, NY/Liberty) and Gabrielle Morreale return for their second year campaigns.  UC welcomes newcomers Shania Barton (Utica, NY/Notre Dame), Monica Johnson (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool), Ehsheena Lawrence (Utica, NY/T.R. Proctor), Willermine Taloute (Westbury, NY/Westbury) and Lu Lu Zhang (Wenzhou, China /Newcomers) to the squad.

Getting to Know the Ducks

Stevens is currently 2-0 overall and in Empire 8 play after beating Houghton and Nazareth, both on the road, by scores of 6-3.  The Ducks finished last season with an even 8-8 overall record including a 5-2 mark in conference play.  SIT opened up last year with eight cpnsecutive wins before dropping eight straight to close out the 2013-2014 campaign.

2014 Campaign

Utica has 13 matches scheduled for this fall, including six matches at the friendly confines of the UC Courts and seven away from home.  UC will host Wells, Elmira, The Sage Colleges, Hartwick, Ithaca and Houghton while visiting Stevens, Oswego, Fisher, Nazareth, Alfred, Hamilton and Bard.

Next Up

Following this weekend's season-opener, the Pioneers will welcome Wells College to the Utica College Tennis Courts on Wednesday Sept. 10^th for their home-opener. The match is set to begin at 4 p.m.