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Oct. 30, 2007
Garrow, Papi Tabbed All-SUNYAC
FREDONIA, N.Y. - Plattsburgh State women's tennis players Tiarra Garrow and Valerie Papi have been named to the All-State University of New York Athletic Conference Second Team.
Garrow, a sophomore from Plattsburgh who attended the National Sports Academic in Lake Placid, teamed with Papi at No. 1 doubles where the duo lost in the conference finals. Garrow went 7-6 in her first season at No. 1 singles and 8-6 in doubles play. She earned all-SUNYAC first team accolades as a freshman after winning the No. 3 singles title.
A junior from Washingtonville (Washington High School), Papi had an 8-6 doubles record in making the all-conference team for the first time in her career.
Oct. 12-14, 2007
Cardinals are Fourth at SUNYAC Tennis Championships
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Follow the official results of the Plattsburgh State women's tennis team at the State University of New York Athletic Conference Championships by clicking on the following link: http://www.sunyac.com/tennis/ . The three-day event is held at the Eastside Racquet Club in Syracuse.
(Editor's Note: The Following Story Reprinted Courtesy of Press-Republican)
"We finished fourth overall in the tournament out of nine teams. That's up from fifth place last season. That's a good accomplishment based on where we started the season," Plattsburgh coach Mark Stata said. "Everyone played at or above their potential. We also finished ahead of Oneonta, which beat us 7-2 in the first match of the season."
The Plattsburgh State No. 1 doubles team of Tiarra Garrow and Valerie Papi turned in a second-place performance at SUNYACs over the weekend.
In Sunday's semifinals, the fourth-seeded team Garrow and Papi upset the top-seeded Brockport team of Ashley Balling and Kristen Hemingway, 6-1, 7-6 (7-2), to advance to the finals.
"Tiarra and Valerie had beaten them earlier in the season and that was their only loss in the conference," said Stata.
"We got off to a quick start with a 4-0 lead in the first game. And, then Tiarra and Valerie had to rally back from a 5-2 deficit in the second game."
In the championship match, however, Garrow and Papi fell to the third-seeded New Paltz team of Dana Lim and Eri Yamakawa, 6-0, 6-0.
"The girls ran into a buzzsaw," said Stata. "Lim and Yamakawa had just won a match over Geneseo in the semifinals that was a big point swing for New Paltz.
"I thought they might have a letdown in the finals, but it didn't happen. It was a better match, however, than the score would indicate."
In Saturday's quarterfinals, Garrow and Papi were 6-0, 6-0 winners over Oswego's Michelle Giorlando and Bridget McCarthy.
The Cardinals finished the team competition with 12 points.
"New Paltz was first, Geneseo second, Brockport third and then us. We beat out rivals like Oswego, Cortland and Oneonta along the way. The hard work paid off for us."
Plattsburgh State's No. 2 doubles team of Morgan Dupell and Katelyn Rogers made it to the semifinals Sunday where they were then defeated.
In the quarterfinals on Saturday, Dupell and Rogers posted a 6-4, 6-2 upset of Cortland's fourth-seeded team of Dayna Brent and Merchon Brower.
But, in the semifinals Sunday, New Paltz's top-seeded team of Laura-Elizabeth Beirne and Lyndsey Lovinger were 6-1, 6-2 winners over Dupell and Rogers.
"Beirne and Lovinger are very talented and they came out really strong," Stata said. "They both won singles championships at No. 3 and 4 just prior to the doubles semifinals and they were still pumped up after those matches.
"Morgan and Katelyn couldn't find the answer until late in the match."
Plattsburgh State's No. 3 doubles team of Danielle Circelli and Sumie Takamitsu was eliminated Friday night in a 6-3, 6-1 loss to Fredonia's Siera Sommerville and Elise Daigler.
Meanwhile, all six of Plattsburgh State singles players were eliminated in matches on Saturday after four of the six recorded victories in earlier contests.
Garrow was seeded second at No. 1 singles and, after getting a bye in the first round, avenged an earlier loss this season with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Cortland's Meg Cole in the quarterfinals.
Garrow, however, ran up against a red-hot player in the semifinals and dropped a 6-0, 6-0 decision to Geneseo's Erica Pumple.
Papi, at No. 2 singles, posted a 6-0, 6-3 win over Potsdam State's Jessica Castaneta before being eliminated with a 6-3, 6-3 setback to top-seeded Ashley Balling from Brockport.
Second-seeded Laura-Elizabeth Beirne from New Paltz recorded a 6-3, 6-4 win over Dupell at No. 3 singles and Oneonta's Leanne Shaw was a 6-3, 6-2 winner over Circelli at No. 4.
At No. 5, Rogers was a 6-1, 6-0 winner over Potsdam's Samantha Duprey on Friday night before dropping a 6-1, 6-1 decision to fourth-seeded Lindsey Trifiletti from New Paltz on Saturday.
The Cardinals also got an upset victory from Yasuko Aso at No. 6 singles when she rallied to defeat fourth-seeded Katie Keller from Brockport, 5-7, 6-2, 6-2. Aso then dropped a 6-1, 6-0 match to New Paltz' Kerri Serkes, the second seed in the bracket.
Oct. 2, 2007
Cardinals Shut Out in Home Finale
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - Visiting Saint Lawrence University dealt a 9-0 loss on the Plattsburgh State women's tennis team on Tuesday in the Cardinals' home finale at the PSUC Fieldhouse Courts.
Doubles
#1--Liz Karam, Casey Gilman def. Valerie Papi, Tiarra Garrow (PSUC) 8-6
#2--Stephaine Finn, Teresa Rodriguez def. Morgan Dupell, Katelyn Rogers (PSUC) 8-0
#3--Chelsea Hubbell, Liz Ronty def Sumie Takamitsu, Danielle Circelli (PSUC) 8-0
Singles
#1--Stephanie Finn def. Tiarra Garrow (PSUC) 7-6 (7-2), 6-3
#2--Liz Karam def. Valerie Papi (PSUC) 6-1, 6-4
#3--Teresa Rodriquez def. Morgan Dupell (PSUC) 7-5, 6-0
#4--Casey Gilman def. Danielle Circelli (PSUC) 6-0, 6-0
#5--Chelsea Hubbell def. Katelyn Rogers (PSUC) 6-0, 6-3
#6--Mackenzie Hall def. Yasako Aso (PSUC) 6-1, 6-2
"We always schedule St. Lawrence at the end of our fall season because they are a strong team that helps us prepare us for our conference championships," said Plattsburgh coach Mark Stata. "All of our players competed well and battled for every pointm but the Lady Saints were stronger."
Sep. 30, 2007
Plattsburgh Suffers 8-1 Setback to RPI
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - Host Plattsburgh State lost an 8-1 decision Sunday to a tough Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute squad in non-conference women's tennis play at the PSUC Fieldhouse Courts. The Cardinals fell to 3-6 overall.
Yasako Aso got past Jess Spitzer in a super tiebreaker, 10-5, to give Plattsburgh a bright spot at No. 6 singles. Aso lost the first set 5-7 before bouncing back in the second 6-4, forcing the tiebreaker.
Doubles Competition
#1-Erica Sherman, Progga Das def. Valerie Papi, Tiarra Garrow (PSUC) 8-5
#2-Michelle Puters, Christine Roe def. Morgan Dupell, Katelyn Rogers (PSUC) 8-6
#3-Kristen Weiss, Charlotte Kaplan def Sumie Takamitsu, Yasako Aso (PSUC) 8-0
Singles Competition
#1-Progga Das def. Tiarra Garrow (PSUC) 6-2, 6-3
#2-Christine Roe def. Valerie Papi (PSUC) 6-1, 6-3
#3-Erica Sherman def. Morgan Dupell (PSUC) 6-2, 6-3
#4-Kristen Weiss def. Danielle Circelli (PSUC) 6-4, 6-0
#5-Andrea Dalton def. Katelyn Rogers (PSUC) 6-0, 6-1
#6-Yasako Aso (PSUC) def. Jess Spitzer 5-7, 6-4, (10-5)*
* Denotes match decided by a super tie-breaker due to fact that RPI already had won
Sep. 29, 2007
Union Nips Plattsburgh in Non-SUNYAC Tilt
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - The visiting Union College Dutchwomen edged Plattsburgh State 5-4 in non-conference action on Saturday at the Fieldhouse Tennis Courts. The Cardinals dip to 3-5 overall, but their last three losses have come by the decisive ninth match.
"Today, we began a stretch of four matches against non-league opponents--three played at home--designed to get the team ready for the State University of New York Athletic Conference Championships," Plattsburgh coach Mark Stata said. "We got off to a great start in doubles by surprising Union with two of three wins. I think they may have overlooked our strength in doubles and that gave us an edge in the beginning."
Plattsburgh won singles matches at No. 1 and 5.
Doubles Competition
#1--Valerie Papi, Tiarra Garrow (PSUC) def. Hallie Mabrey, Jess Meola 8-6
#2--Morgan Dupell, Katelyn Rogers (PSUC) def. Kathleen Rucci, Natalie Ullman 8-4
#3--Libby Johnson, Marla Feldman def Danielle Circelli, Yasako Aso (PSUC) 8-2
Singles Competition
#1--Tiarra Garrow (PSUC) def. Hallie Mabrey 6-1, 7-5
#2--Kathleen Rucci def. Valerie Papi (PSUC) 6-1, 6-1
#3--E. Mclaughling def. Morgan Dupell (PSUC) 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
#4--Marla Feldman def. Danielle Circelli (PSUC) 6-0, 6-1
#5--Katelyn Rogers (PSUC) def Libby Johnson 6-0, 6-4
#6--Natalie Ullman def. Sumie Takmitsu (PSUC) 6-2, 6-2
Sep. 26, 2007
Cardinals Stomp Bears on the Road
POTSDAM, N.Y. - The Plattsburgh State women's tennis team used a dominating performance yesterday to blank Potsdam, 9-0. The Cardinals (3-4 overall) won four of six singles matches at love. Freshman Galit Avior saw her first action of the season to win 8-5 at No. 3 doubles, teaming up with Sumie Takmitsu.
Doubles Competition
#1 Valerie Papi and Tiarra Garrow (PSUC) won 8-3
#2 Morgan Dupell and Katelyn Rogers (PSUC) won 8-5
#3 Galit Avior and Sumie Takmitsu (PSUC) won 8-5
Singles Competition
#1 Tiarra Garrow (PSUC) def. J. Harvey, 6-0, 6-0
#2 Valerie Papi (PSUC) def Jess Castaneda, 6-0, 6-0
#3 Morgan Dupell (PSUC) def Jen Burke, 6-2, 6-0
#4 Katelyn Rogers (PSUC) Jen Meere, 6-0, 6-0
#5 Yasako Aso (PSUC) def Meg Lawrence, 6-2, 6-0
#6 Sumie Takmitsu (PSUC) def Samantha Duprey, 6-0, retired
Sep. 24, 2007
Cardinals Nipped by Brockport
UTICA, N.Y. - The Plattsburgh State women's tennis team yesterday lost a close match at the hands of Brockport, 5-4. The match, contested on the State University of New York Institute of Technology campus, was a make-up of an earlier one that had been rained out on Sep. 9. The Cardinals saw their two-match win streak come to an end and fell to 2-4 overall.
Plattsburgh received singles wins from Tiarra Garrow at No. 1 and Yasuko Aso at No. 5. It was Aso's first NCAA victory.
The Cardinals were strong in winning two of the three doubles matches. Garrow and Valerie Papi posted an 8-3 victory at No. 1 doubles, while Morgan Dupell and Katelyn Rogers were an 8-1 winner at No. 2.
Singles Competition
No. 1- Tiarra Garrow (PSUC) def Hemingway, 6-7 (7-5), 6-4, 6-3.
No. 2- Balling (B) def Valerie Papi, 5-7, 6-4, 7-5.
No. 3- McLaughlin (B) def. Morgan Dupell, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5
No. 4- Spinac (B) def. Katelyn Rogers 6-7 (7-2), 6-2, 6-3.
No. 5- Yasuko Aso (PSUC) def. Kozlowski, 7-5, 6-3.
No. 6- Keller (B) def. Sumie Takamitsu, 6-0, 6-0.
Doubles Competition
No. 1- Tiarra Garrow & Valerie Papi (PSUC) def. Balling and Hemingway, 8-3.
No. 2- Morgan Dupell and Katelyn Rogers (PSUC) def. Fletcher & Rector, 8-1.
No. 3- Kozlowski and Keller (B) def. Yasuko Aso & Sumie Takamitsu, 8-2.
Sep. 18, 2007
Cardinals Complete Weekend Sweep
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - The Plattsburgh State women's tennis team (2-3 overall) won its second straight match on Sunday after edging Oswego State, 5-4, at the PSUC Fieldhouse Courts. The Cardinals won two of three doubles matches and captured singles spots 1 through 3.
Tiarra Garrow was a double winner at No. 1 doubles and singles without surrendering a single game.
Doubles Competition
#1-Valerie Papi, Tiarra Garrow (PSUC) def. Brigid McCarthy, Michele Giorlando 8-0
#2-Morgan Dupell, Katelyn Rogers (PSUC) def. Sarah Marhone, Ericka Schumacher 8-6
#3-Giana Marchese, Christine Burkhart def. Danielle Circelli, Sumie Takamitsu (PSUC) 9-7
Singles Competition
#1-Tiarra Garrow (PSUC) def. Sarah Marhone, 6-0, 6-0
#2-Valerie Papi (PSUC) def. Brigid McCarthy 2-6, 7-5, 6-0
#3-Morgan Dupell (PSUC) def. Michele Giorlando 6-0, 6-3
#4-Joanne Duham def. Danielle Circelli (PSUC) 6-3, 6-2
#5-Giana Marchese def. Katelyn Rogers (PSUC) 6-1, 6-1
#6-Victoria Kulczak def. Sumie Takmitsu (PSUC) 6-1, 6-1
Sep. 15, 2007
Cardinals Edge Cortland for First Win of 2007
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - The Plattsburgh State women's tennis team picked up its first victory of the season by edging visiting Cortland State 5-4 on Saturday at the PSUC Fieldhouse Courts. The Cardinals fell 2-1 after the doubles competition, but came back to take four of six singles matches.
Valerie Papi led Plattsburgh (1-3 overall) with wins at No. 1 doubles with Tiarra Garrow over Meg Cole/Amanda McElroy, 8-3, and No. 2 singles over Amanda McElroy 1-6, 6-1, 6-4.
At No. 6 singles, Sumie Takamitsu gave the Cardinals the win by taking the last match of the day in straight sets, 6-4, 7-5.
Doubles Competition
#1-Valerie Papi, Tiarra Garrow (PSUC) def. Meg Cole, Amanda McElroy 8-3
#2-Dayna Brent, Merchon Brower def. Morgan Dupell, Katelyn Rogers (PSUC) 8-6
#3-Katie Freeman, Lauren Funes def. Danielle Circelli, Sumie Takmitsu (PSUC) 8-4
Singles Competition
#1-Meg Cole def. Tiarra Garrow (PSUC) 6-3, 6-3
#2-Valerie Papi (PSUC) def. Amanda McElroy 1-6, 6-1, 6-4
#3-Morgan Dupell (PSUC) def. Dayna Brent 6-3, 6-3
#4-Merchon Brower def. Danielle Circelli (PSUC) 6-3, 6,1
#5-Katelyn Rogers (PSUC) def. Katie Freeman 6-2, 6-1
#6-Sumie Takamitsu (PSUC) def. Lauren Funes 6-4, 7-5
"Sumie proceeded to win the next five games after being down 2-5 in the second set to take her match and giving us the team victory," Coach Mark Stata said. "This was a good win for us today and an excellent accomplishment to come back after losing in doubles."
Sep. 10, 2007
St. John Fisher Wins Matchup of Cardinals
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - The Plattsburgh State women's tennis team took host Saint John Fisher College to task, but came out on the short end of a 5-4 heartbreaking loss on Saturday. The Cardinals' Alicia Kaucher won the deciding match of the contest at second singles in straight-sets, 7-5, 6-2.
Plattsburgh was led by Tiarra Garrow who won her No. 1 singles match in straight sets and teamed up with Valerie Papi to eke out a No. 1 doubles win, 9-8. The Cardinals also claimed victories at No. 4 and 5 singles.
Singles Competition
1. Tiarra Garrow (PLATTS) def. Laura Hale (FISHER) 6-1, 6-3
2. Alicia Kaucher (FISHER) def. Valerie Papi (PLATTS) 7-5, 6-2
3. Lauren Jones (FISHER) def. Morgan Dupell (PLATTS) 6-4, 6-3
4. Danielle Circelli (PLATTS) def. Katie Barlow (FISHER) 6-4, 6-3
5. Katelyn Rogers (PLATTS) def. Katie Neubeck (FISHER) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
6. Brittany Klotzbach (FISHER) def. Sumie Takamitsu (PLATTS) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles Competition
1. Valerie Papi/Tiarra Garrow (PLATTS) def. Laura Hale/Brittany Klotzbach (FISHER) 9-8
2. Lauren Jones/Alicia Kaucher (FISHER) def. Morgan Dupell/Katelyn Rogers (PLATTS) 8-2
3. Katie Neubeck/Katie Barlow (FISHER) def. Danielle Circelli/Yasuko Aso (PLATTS) 8-1
Plattsburgh's other match over the weekend at Brockport was rained out and will be rescheduled at a later date. The Cardinals now stand at 0-3 for the season.
Sep. 3, 2007
Weekend Wrap-up: Cardinals Open Season at Potsdam
POTSDAM, N.Y. - The Plattsburgh State women's tennis team opened the 2007 campaign with a pair of neutral-site matches against State University of New York Athletic Conference foes Oneonta and New Paltz over the weekend. The Cardinals lost a hard-fought match Saturday to the Red Dragons, 7-2, before getting shut out Sunday by the defending SUNYAC champion Hawks, 9-0.
Tiarra Garrow and Valerie Papi picked up the Cardinals' only victories on Saturday, winning in the top two singles slots. Garrow, a 2006 SUNYAC champion at No. 3 singles, won in straight sets in her season debut at No. 1 singles while Papi lost just two games in her match.
Against New Paltz, Papi took the first set in her No. 2 singles match but couldn't sustain the momentum in a 1-6, 6-3, 6-1 loss.
"We lost to a very deep and talented New Paltz team. Although they dominated the doubles matches early, many of the games were close and they won a majority of the big points. The top two singles matches were well played and these close matches will help our players in the seedings meeting for the SUNYAC Championships," Plattsburgh coach Mark Stata said.
"We lost three very close pro-sets in doubles against Oneonta to put us in an early 3-0 hole. Tiarra played very well," he said. "Valerie played a smart match and outworked her opponent in a victory that pulled us within 3-2 for the match. But Oneonta's lineup proved to be too strong by winning the four remaining singles matches."
ONEONTA 7, PSUC 2
Doubles
#1-Katie Wlodarczyk, Emily Shannan (Oneonta) def. Valerie Papi, Morgan Dupell 8-6
#2-Dana Kuroski, Victona Shennon (Oneonta) def. Tiarra Garrow, Yasako Aso 8-6
#3-Leann Shaw, Ashley Sears (Oneonta) def Danielle Circelli, Katelyn Rogers 8-5
Singles
#1-Tiarra Garrow (Plattsburgh) def. Katie Wlodarczyk 6-1, 6-2
#2-Valerie Papi (Plattsburgh) def. Emily Shannon 6-2, 6-0
#3-Dana Kuroski (Oneonta) def. Morgan Dupell 6-2, 6-3
#4-Leann Shaw (Oneonta) def. Danielle Circelli 6-3, 6-1
#5-Victoria Shannon (Oneonta) def. Katie Rodgers 6-4, 6-4
#6-Allison Pearlman (Oneonta) def. Sumie Takmitsu 6-0, 6-2
NEW PALTZ 9, PSUC 0
Doubles
#1-Dana Linn, Eri Yamakawa (NP) def. Valerie Papi, Tiarra Garrow 8-0
#2-Lis Beirne, Lindsey Lovinger (NP) def. Morgan Dupell, Katelyn Rogers 8-1
#3-Katherine Ketigion, Stephanie Schara (NP) def. Danielle Circelli, Sumie Takmitsu 8-0
Singles
#1-Dana Linn (NP) def. Tiarra Garrow 6-3, 6-4
#2-Eri Yamakawa (NP) def. Valerie Papi 1-6, 6-3, 6-1
#3-Lis Beirne (NP) def. Morgan Dupell 6-2, 6-1
#4-Katherine Ketagion (NP) def. Danielle Circelli 6-2, 6-0
#5-Lindsey Lovinger (NP) def. Katie Rodgers 6-0, 6-0
#6-Karri Serkas (NP) def. Sumie Takmitsu 6-0, 6-0
Women's Tennis Overview
Consistently one of the top teams in the conference with top three finishes in 1999 and 2000 and a runner-up finish in 2001, the Plattsburgh State women's tennis team is currently experiencing the highest levels of achievement in program history.
In Fall 2006, the Cardinals had three All-State University of New York Athletic Conference performers (Tiarra Garrow, 1st team; Ashley Smith, 2nd team; Ashley Abar, 2nd team) for the most in a single year during the Mark Stata coaching era. Garrow captured a SUNYAC title at No. 3 singles as a freshman, and Smith was the conference's Fall Term Chancellor's Scholar-Athlete Award winner in her sport. Plattsburgh finished in fifth place--and only two points out of fourth--at the SUNYAC Championships.
Over the past few seasons, the Cardinals have been ranked among the top 15 teams in New York State and have crowned numerous singles and doubles conference champions. The team competes in both the fall and spring seasons and carries a maximum roster of 12 players competing for six singles positions and three doubles positions.
The women's tennis team, like all intercollegiate athletics teams at Plattsburgh State, focuses on a commitment to competitive excellence, academic achievement, and community service.
Contact Information
For more information about Tennis at Plattsburgh State, please contact:
Coach Mark Stata
Phone: (518) 562-8057
E-mail: statamp@plattsburgh.edu