THE BASICS
- Score: No. 8 Lafayette 4, No. 9 Holy Cross 1
- Records: Lafayette (4-11); Holy Cross (6-10)
- Location: Verona, N.Y. (Sportsplex at Turning Stone Resort)
- The Lead: Holy Cross senior Taylor Stathis (Rockaway Beach, N.Y.) won her No. 1 singles match, but the No. 9 Crusaders were eliminated from the Patriot League Tournament by No. 8 Lafayette, 4-1, in the first round on Thursday afternoon at the Sportsplex at Turning Stone Resort. Holy Cross' 2014-2015 season has come to a close.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Stathis earned the 7-5, 6-4 victory over Caroline Nixon in No. 1 singles for the lone Holy Cross match victory. Lafayette's No. 2 singles player Jordan Spellberg needed all three sets to defeat Crusader junior Jaclyn Carroll (Tewksbury, Mass.), 6-3, 2-6, 6-3.
- Holy Cross junior Cassy Deng (Eden Prarie, Minn.) lost her third flight singles match to Rocine Moschella, 6-1, 6-2, while Lafayette's Catherine Senopoulos defeated junior Abby Henry (Wellesley, Mass.) in No. 4 singles, 6-2, 6-3.
MATCH RESULTS:
LAFAYETTE 4, HOLY CROSS 1
Doubles
1) Taylor Stathis / Jaclyn Carroll (HC) led Caroline Nixon / Lauren Tracy (LAF), 6-2 - DNF
2) Rocine Moshella / Teri Almeida (LAF) def. Abby Henry / Katie Elia (HC), 8-4
3) Jordyn Spellberg / Catherine Senolopus (LAF) def. Cassy Deng / Izzy Bagi (HC), 8-1
Order of finish: 3,2
Singles
1) Taylor Stathis (HC) def. Caroline Nixon (LAF), 7-5, 6-4
2) Jordyn Spellberg (LAF) def. Jaclyn Carroll (HC), 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
3) Rocine Moschella (LAF) def. Cassy Deng, 6-1, 6-2
4) Catherine Senopoulos (LAF) def. Abby Henry (HC), 6-2, 6-3
5) Tori Almeida (LAF) led Katie Elia (HC), 6-0, 5-0 - DNF
6) Izzy Bagi (HC) led Lauren Tracy (LAF), 4-2 - DNF
Order of Finish: 3,4,1,2
