HCC Women’s Tennis Makes Bold Statement, Coming Away With The Spoils

From HCC’s Sports Desk…

BEL AIR, Md.—The Harford women’s tennis team dropped just one match as it felled Rockville, 8-1, for the second time this season on Monday afternoon at Harford CC.

After their first dual match loss of the season against St. Mary’s last Friday, the Fighting Owls (7-0, 5-0 MDJUCO) No. 1 doubles team of freshman Ashley Sherinsky (Fallston, Md./Fallston) and sophomore Katrina Tiedeman (Jarrettsville, Md./North Harford) made a bold statement with a love set, 8-0 win over Shadaia Otto and Jennifer Gregory.

The No. 2 team of freshmen Kelsey Strine (Abingdon, Md./Edgewood) and Agnes Burke (Havre de Grace, Md./Havre de Grace), teaming together for the first time, defeated Nadine Montforte and Aleunia Nakamura, 8-2, while in the No. 3 position sophomore Julie Strong (Bel Air, Md./C. Milton Wright) teamed with freshman Cierra Palmer (Havre de Grace, Md./Havre de Grace), who made her first start of the season, and downed Calvine Tiengwe and Makale Nyabhele, 9-7.

Head coach George Budelis named Strong the MVP of the match after leading the No. 3 doubles team to victory.  A veteran doubles player, Strong was teamed with Palmer, who saw her first action of the season and Strong’s wealth of experience helped Harford to another victory.

The No. 1 singles match saw the biggest upset of the afternoon as Sherinsky fell to Otto, 1-6, 6-4, 7-5 to give the Knights their only win of the match.

The No. 1 match was also the only to go to three sets as Tiedeman defeated Montforte, 6-3, 6-2 in the No. 2 spot, freshman Courtney Brewer (Street, Md./North Harford) downed Gregory, 7-6, 6-4 in the No. 3 position, Strine beat Nakamura, 6-0, 6-3 in No. 4 singles, freshman Kate Tiburzi (Fallston, Md./Fallston) handed Nyabhele a 6-2, 6-2 decision and Burke triumphed over Tiengwe, 6-4, 6-2.

The Fighting Owls return to competition on Sunday, Oct. 12 when they host Brookdale in a 10:00 a.m. match.

Fighting Owls Women’s Tennis On A Roll, Winning Six Straight

From HCC’s Sports Desk

ST. MARY’S CITY, Md.—The Harford women’s tennis team won its sixth straight match as the Fighting Owls (6-0) downed NCAA Division III opponent St. Mary’s, 7-2, on Friday afternoon in St. Mary’s City.

Freshmen Kate Tiburzi (Fallston, Md./Fallston) and Kelsey Strine (Abingdon, Md./Edgewood) remain perfect on the season after taking individual victories at No. 5 and No. 4 singles, respectively, while the No. 1 doubles team of freshman Ashley Sherinsky (Fallston, Md./Fallston) and sophomore Katrina Tiedeman (Jarrettsville, Md./North Harford) took their first dual match loss.

Tiburzi rallied from a one set deficit to defeat Jerilyn Rogalski, 6-7 (1-7), 6-2, 7-5 in the No. 5 spot, while Strine also endured a three-set match to take the No. 4 win against Katie Lackler, 1-6, 7-6 (7-2), 7-5.

Tiburzi also teamed with sophomore Julie Strong (Bel Air, Md./C. Milton Wright) at No. 3 doubles and moved to 5-0 on the season with an 8-3 victory over Aviva Brown and Kate David, while the No. 2 team of freshmen Courtney Brewer (Street, Md./North Harford ) and Agnes Burke (Havre de Grace, Md./Havre de Grace) edged out Colleen O’Neill and Kathleen Ramsey, 8-6.

The No. 1 team of Sherinsky and Tiedeman fell to Sarah Weisse and Michelle Compton, 8-5, but both players came back and earned singles victories as Sherinsky defeated Weisse, 6-0, 7-6 (7-5) in the No. 1 slot and Tiedeman handed Compton a defeat, 6-2, 6-2 at the No. 2 position.

Brewer was the only other winner for Harford on the day as she pulled out a straight set, 6-2, 6-2 win over Monica Powell at No. 3 singles, while Burke fell to Cropper, 6-1, 6-1 in the No. 6 spot.

The Fighting Owls return to action on Monday, Oct. 6 when they host Montgomery College-Rockville in a 3:30 p.m. match.