2009 USP Women's Tennis Match Recaps

University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
Women's Tennis

Stories & Highlights
2009-10 season

The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia women's tennis team closed out the fall portion of their dual match season with a 5-1 win over Caldwell College Sunday afternoon at the McNeil Field Courts in Philadelphia.

The win gives the Devils a fall record of 4-7 overall and 4-4 in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference games. Caldwell drops to 1-9 overall and 1-7 in league play. USP's four conference wins is one more than they won during the 2008-09 season.

The Devils swept two doubles matches to take an early 2-0 lead. Freshmen Sara Durham (Sacred Heart HS/Bridgeton, N.J.) and Nicole D'Ascenzo (Cardinal O'Hara HS/Morton, Pa.) defeated Olga Ndhlovu and Danielle Levasseur 8-4 at the number one slot while seniors Danielle Perfetti (Cardinal O'Hara HS/Clifton Heights, Pa.) and Jeanine DePasquale (Hammonton HS/Waterford, N.J.) defeated Sunmarie Allen and Kiera Tims, 8-3 at the number two slot. For both D'Ascenzo and DePasquale it was their first collegiate victory in either singles or doubles. DePasquale joined the team as a junior last season.

DePasquale went on to win her singles match, defeating Tims, 8-4 at #4 singles. Durham was an 8-4 winner of Ndhlovu at #1 singles, improving her record to 7-7 on the season. Perfetti rounded out the Devils winners in singles, defeating Levasseur 8-2 at the number two slot. Caldwell's lone point came at the number three position with Allen recording an 8-1 win over D'Ascenzo.

The Devils will send one singles player and one doubles team to the upcoming CACC individual championship on Friday, October 16, 2009. Matches begin at 9:00 a.m. at Chestnut Hill College.

The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia women’s Tennis team saw they playoffs chances fade away on Thursday as Goldey-Beacom College cruised past the Devils, 9-0 in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference play DelCastle Tennis Center in Pine Creek, Delaware.

GBC (10-1, 6-1 CACC) won all three doubles matches and all six singles matches to claim all nine points. The Devils drop to 3-7 overall and 3-4 in league play. USP can now finish no better than fifth place as the season winds down, with the top four teams qualifying for the CACC playoffs.

In doubles play, GBC’s pair of Marina Sales and Blanca Sancho defeated freshman Sara Durham (Sacred Heart HS/Bridgeton, N.J.) and junior Zahra Hasan (Ward Melville HS/East Setauket, N.Y.) 8-2 at the number one slot while senior Danielle Perfetti (Cardinal O'Hara HS/Clifton Heights, Pa.) and junior Bridget Frymoyer (Governor Mifflin HS/Shillington, Pa.) lost to Melanie Bonomo and Vanessa Velasquez, 8-2 at the #2 doubles. Luciana and Daniela Pereira closed out doubles play with an 8-0 win over sophomores Laney Jones (Wyoming Seminary/Blakeslee, Pa.) and Juliet Choi (Clarkstown North HS/New City, N.Y.) at the number three slot.

In singles action, Bonomo earned a win as the number one slot, defeating Durham 6-0, 6-3. Sales defeated Frymoyer, 6-0, 6-1 win over Frymoyer at the number two slot while Sancho blanked Hasan, 6-0, 6-0 at number three singles.

Perfetti was also shutout at number four singles, losing to Velasquez, 6-0, 6-0. Luciana Pereira then defeated Laney Jones 6-1, 6-2 at the number five slot and Daniela Pereira earned a win at #6 singles when Choi retired trailing 5-7, 2-4.

The Devils will face Caldwell College in their final match of the fall season on Saturday, October 10, 2009. First serve is set for noon.

Laney Jones won the tiebreaker in her singles match against Georgian Court University's Alexus McClintic Tuesday afternoon at USP's McNeil Field Courts to give the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia women's tennis team a 5-4 win over the Lions.

The win improves the Devils record to 3-6 overall and 3-3 in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference matches. It also keeps alive the Devils playoff hopes as the regular season winds down. USP has two matches remaining, both against conference foes. (Goldey-Beacom college and Caldwell College).

The Devils won two of the three doubles matches to take an early lead but the Lions took three of the first five singles matches to even the match at 4-4 as Jones' (Wyoming Seminary/Blakeslee, Pa.) #5 singles match was being played. Laney won the first set 6-3 but McClintic came back to take the second set 6-3 to force the 10-point tiebreaker. Jones held an early lead in the tiebreaker and made it stand to win 10-6 to take the contest, 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (10-6) and give the Devils a 5-4 win in the match. The win was Jones' third straight dual match singles victory.

Sophomore Juliet Choi (Clarkstown North HS/New City, N.Y.) and freshman Sara Durham (Sacred Heart HS/Bridgeton, N.J.) also won their singles matches. Choi defeated Sarah Lockenmeyer in straight sets 6-1, 6-2 while Durham won by default over Brittany Aimone at #1 singles. Choi also teamed up with Jones to win their doubles match, defeating Lockenmeyer and victoria Gaffney, 8-5 at #3 doubles. Durham and junior Zahra Hasan (Ward Melville HS/East Setauket, N.Y.) defeated Aimone and Natalie Grieci 8-5 at the number one doubles slot for the Devils other doubles win.

The Lions got a doubles win at #2 doubles with McClintic and Caitlyn Lawrence defeating senior Danielle Perfetti (Cardinal O'Hara HS/Clifton Heights, Pa.) and junior Bridget Frymoyer (Governor Mifflin HS/Shillington, Pa.), 9-8 (7-4). Lawrence also won her singles match, defeating Perfetti at #4 singles 6-3, 6-2. Gaffney was a 6-1, 7-5 winner over Frymoyer at #2 singles and Grieci was a 6-2, 6-3 winner over Hasan at #3 singles to round out the GCU winners for the match.

The Devils return to action on Thursday, October 8, 2009 when they travel south to Wilmington, Delaware to take on CACC rival Goldey Beacom College. First serve is set for 3:30 p.m.

Taking a break from conference action, the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia women's tennis team hosted East Stroudsburg University Sunday for a non-conference match at the McNeil Field Courts, losing to the Warriors 9-0.

The first three matches were the doubles competition with the Devils losing all three contests to fall behind, 3-0 in the match. Freshman Sara Durham (Sacred Heart HS/Bridgeton, N.J.) and junior Zahra Hasan (Ward Melville HS/East Setauket, N.Y.) lost to Jamie Ferrigno and Katie D'Ambrosia at the number one slot, 8-3 while senior Danielle Perfetti (Cardinal O'Hara HS/Clifton Heights, Pa.) and junior Bridget Frymoyer (Governor Mifflin HS/Shillington, Pa.) lost by the same 8-3 score at the number two doubles position. Sophomore Juliet Choi (Clarkstown North HS/New City, N.Y.) and freshman Nicole D'Ascenzo (Cardinal O'Hara HS/Morton, Pa.) lost at number three doubles, 8-2 to Amy McGrath and Alex Santoro.

In singles, Durham battled Amanda Kaufman at the number one singles position but lost in straight sets, 7-5, 6-0. Frymoyer fell to D'Ambrosia, 6-1, 6-0 at the number two singles spot and Hasan dropped her number three singles match to Ferrigno, 6-0, 6-1. With the Warriors clinching the match by virtue of winning the first three singles contests, the remaining contests were played a s pro-set matches. Choi turned in a solid performance at the number five singles slot, losing to Marisa Tanner 9-7 while Perfetti lost to Santoro, 8-3 at #4 singles. Freshman Desiree Vassalotti (Sacred Heart HS/Vineland, N.J.) rounded out the singles matches with an 8-0 loss at the number six singles slot.

The Devils return to action on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 when they host Georgian Court University in a conference clash at the McNeil Field Courts. First serve is set for 3:00 p.m.

The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia women’s tennis team earned their second conference win of the season Saturday afternoon, defeating Chestnut Hill College 8-1 at the CHC tennis courts.

With the win, the Devils improve to 2-5 overall and 2-3 in Central Atlantic collegiate conference (CACC) matches. Chestnut Hill drops to 1-10 overall and 1-4 in league play. The win is the Devils ninth straight over the Griffins, dating back to the 1999 season.

The Devil started the match off by sweeping all three doubles contests. Freshman Sara Durham (Sacred Heart HS/Bridgeton, N.J.) and junior Zahra Hasan (Ward Melville HS/East Setauket, N.Y.) won their #1 doubles match, defeating Erin Anderson and Danielle Knott, 8-3. At #2 doubles, senior Danielle Perfetti (Cardinal O'Hara HS/Clifton Heights, Pa.) and junior Bridget Frymoyer (Governor Mifflin HS/Shillington, Pa.) also won their match by the same 8-3 margin, defeating Karen Guwuriro and Kristin Wasson. Sophomores Laney Jones (Wyoming Seminary/Blakeslee, Pa.) and Juliet Choi (Clarkstown North HS/New City, N.Y.) rounded out the doubles winners with an 8-2 win over Aiesha Grierson and Regina Doherty at #3 doubles.

In the singles competition, the Devils took five of the six singles contests to secure the match victory. Choi won her #6 singles match in straight sets, 6-0, 6-0 over Nicole Fernandes. Jones was a winner over Doherty at #5 singles, when Doherty retired with an injury with Jones leading 6-1, 5-1.

Durham won her match at #1 singles, defeating Anderson 6-0, 6-3 while Hasan was a 6-2, 6-1 winner over Wasson at #3 singles. Perfetti won her first singles match of the season, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 over Guwuriro to round out the Devils winners.

Chestnut Hill’s lone point came at #2 singles where Knott defeated Frymoyer 6-3, 6-1.

The Devils return to action on Sunday, October 4, 2009 when they host East Stroudsburg University in a non-conference match at the McNeil field courts starting at noon.

Holy Family University captured four of the six singles matches to overcome an early deficit to defeat the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia women's tennis team 5-4 Thursday afternoon at the McNeil field courts on USP's campus.

The loss drops the Devils record to 1-5 overall and 1-3 in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference games. Holy Family improves to 6-2 overall and 4-1 in league contests.

The Devils took an early 2-1 lead, winning two of the three doubles matches. Senior Danielle Perfetti (Cardinal O'Hara HS/Clifton Heights, Pa.) and junior Bridget Frymoyer (Governor Mifflin HS/Shillington, Pa.) defeated Katie Cook and Linda Piecyk 8-5 at #2 doubles while sophomores Laney Jones (Wyoming Seminary/Blakeslee, Pa.) and Juliet Choi (Clarkstown North HS/New City, N.Y.) defeated Chelsea Brown and Nicole Dogas, 8-5 at #3 doubles. Holy Family's lone doubles win came at the #1 slot where Jin Querubin and Melanie Pulsinelli defeated freshman Sara Durham (Sacred Heart HS/Bridgeton, N.J.) and junior Zahra Hasan (Ward Melville HS/East Setauket, N.Y.) 8-4.

The Tigers took the first the singles matches of the afternoon as Durham lost to Juliana Victoria, 6-1, 6-1 at #1 singles; Querubin defeated Frymoyer, 6-0, 6-2 at #2 singles and Hasan lost to Pulsinelli, 6-1, 6-1 at #3 singles, giving the Tigers a 4-2 lead. Jones and Choi won their matches at #5 and #6 singles respectively to even the score at 4-4. Jones defeated Brown, 6-2, 6-3 while Choi rallied from one set down to defeat Dogas, 2-6, 6-4, 6-1. The Tigers closed out the match by winning at the #4 singles slot. In that match, Perfetti won the first set against Piecyk, 8-6 but dropped the second 6-4 forcing a 10-point tiebreaker as darkness approached. Piecyk won the tiebreaker 10-2 to take the match and give the Tigers a 5-4 win.

The Devils are on the road for their next match, another CACC contest as they face Chestnut Hill College on Saturday, October 3, 2009. USP then returns home for a non-conference match against East Stroudsburg University on Sunday, October 4, 2009. The match is set to begin at noon.

Concordia College handed the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia women's tennis team their second shutout on Wednesday, defeating the Devils 9-0 in Bronxville, New York.

The loss drops the Devils to 1-4 overall and 1-2 in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference matches. The Clippers, who advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2009 Division II Women's Tennis National Championship in May, improve to 7-0 overall and 6-0 in league play.

The Clippers swept the first two doubles contests, as Christina Olivera and Ola Roberts defeated freshman Sara Durham (Sacred Heart HS/Bridgeton, N.J.) and junior Bridget Frymoyer (Governor Mifflin HS/Shillington, Pa.), 8-0 at #1 singles and junior Zahra Hasan (Ward Melville HS/East Setauket, N.Y.) and freshman Michelle Adamczyk (Nazareth Academy/Bensalem, Pa.) lost their #2 doubles match by the same 8-0 score. The #3 doubles match was the closest of all the contests as sophomores Laney Jones (Wyoming Seminary/Blakeslee, Pa.) and Juliet Choi (Clarkstown North HS/New City, N.Y.) lost to Adeline Brennan and Camilla Xavier 9-7.

Jones and Choi were also the only two USP players to win more than one game in their respective singles matches. Choi won five games in her 6-2, 6-3 loss to Maria Ortiz at #5 singles while Jones won four in her #4 singles match, losing to Brennan 6-2, 6-2. Adamczyk lost her #6 singles match to Xavier, 6-0, 6-1 and Frymoyer lost at #2 singles, dropping her match to Roberts 6-1, 6-0. Durham (#1 singles) and Hasan (#3 singles) were swept in straight sets, 6-0, 6-0.

The Devils return to action on Thursday, October 1, 2009 when they host Holy Family University. The match is set to start at 3:00 p.m.

West Chester University won all three doubles and six singles matches as they handed the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia their third loss of the season, 9-0 Friday afternoon at West Chester's South Campus Tennis Courts.

USP's #1 doubles team of freshman Sara Durham (Sacred Heart HS/Bridgeton, N.J.) and junior Bridget Frymoyer (Governor Mifflin HS/Shillington, Pa.) lost 8-3 to Brittany Counts and Allison Fetter. Senior Danielle Perfetti (Cardinal O'Hara HS/Clifton Heights, Pa.) and freshman Nicole D'Ascenzo (Cardinal O'Hara HS/Morton, Pa.) also lost their match at #3 doubles with and identical 8-3 score. For D'Ascenzo it was her collegiate debut. Luisiana Souto and Kara Shumock defeated sophomores Laney Jones (Wyoming Seminary/Blakeslee, Pa.) and Juliet Choi (Clarkstown North HS/New City, N.Y.) and #2 doubles, 8-0.

In singles competition, the Golden Rams swept all six matches in straight sets. Durham dropped her match at#1 singles to counts, 6-3, 6-1 while Frymoyer lost at #2 singles, 6-1, 6-0 to Souto. Perfetti moved up to #3 singles and dropped her match 6-0, 6-1 to Fetter. Jones and Choi also lost in straight sets at #4 and #5 singles respectively. Freshman Desiree Vassalotti (Sacred Heart HS/Vineland, N.J.) did made her collegiate debut in Friday's match at #6 singles but also lost in straight sets, 6-1, 6-1 to Teresa Grasso.

The Devils return to action on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 when they travel north to Bronxville, New York to take on Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference newcomer Concordia College at 3:00 p.m. The Clippers women's tennis team advanced to quarterfinals of the NCAA national championship tournament in the spring.

The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia women's tennis team swept through the doubles competition and took five of the six singles matches as they earned their first win of the season, defeating Post University, 8-1 on Tuesday in their home opener at the McNeil Field Tennis Courts.

The Devils improve to 1-2 on the season and 1-1 in Central Atlantic collegiate Conference matches. Post drops to 0-1.

The three doubles teams started things off for the Devils. Sophomores Laney Jones (Wyoming Seminary/Blakeslee, Pa.) and Juliet Choi (Clarkstown North HS/New City, N.Y.) won their match at #3 doubles 8-0, defeating Helena Bartolomeo and Pamela Ifill. Senior Danielle Perfetti (Cardinal O'Hara HS/Clifton Heights, Pa.) and junior Bridget Frymoyer (Governor Mifflin HS/Shillington, Pa.) were 8-2 winners at #2 doubles, defeating Leah McQueeny and Kelsey Jacovich. Freshman Sara Durham (Sacred Heart HS/Bridgeton, N.J.) and junior Zahra Hasan (Ward Melville HS/East Setauket, N.Y.) rounded out the doubles winners with an 8-2 win over Ashley Gorelick and Diana Hayden at #1 doubles to give the Devils a 3-0 lead entering the singles competition.

Jones, Choi and Frymoyer each earned straight set wins in their respective singles matches. Jones defeated Bartolomeo, 6-0, 6-3 at #5 singles while Choi was a 6-2, 6-0 winner over Ifill at #6 singles. Frymoyer lost just one game in earning a 6-0, 6-1 win over McQueeny at #2 singles. Durham overcame a shaky start to her match at #1 singles and rebounded to defeat Gorelick , 0-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-4). Hasan rounded out the Devils singles winners with a 6-2, 6-7 (7-9) 1-0 (10-5) win over Hayden at #3 singles.

USP returns to action on Friday, September 25, 2009 when they travel to West Chester University for a non conference match against the Golden Rams starting at 4:00 p.m.

It was a good two days for the six members of the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia women's tennis team competing at the ITA East Regional Tournament held at the Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis and Education Center in the East Falls section of Philadelphia.

The Devils, all of whom were competing in the "B" singles and doubles draws, came away with their first wins ever in the tournament with freshman Sara Durham (Sacred Heart HS/Bridgeton, N.J.) leading the way. Durham won two matches and advanced to the round of 16 before losing a hard fought contest to Diane Kobasiuk of Dowling College 8-6 on Saturday.

Durham opened play on Friday with a win over #6 seed Isobel Culaba of Concordia College, 8-2. She followed her Friday win with a win on Saturday over Jennifer Zastrow of Southern New Hampshire University, 8-4, before dropping her match in the round of 16.

Junior Bridget Frymoyer (Governor Mifflin HS/Shillington, Pa.) also won her first match on Friday, defeating Caitlin Ortiz of Molloy College, 8-4. Frymoyer then dropped her round of 32 match to Camilla Xavier of Concordia College 8-6. USP's doubles team of sophomores Laney Jones (Wyoming Seminary/Blakeslee, Pa.) and Juliet Choi (Clarkstown North HS/New City, N.Y.) recorded the other win of the tournament as the defeated Alex Bonventure and Angeline Asaro of Molloy College 8-3 on Friday to advance to Saturday's round of 16. Jones and Choi lost their round of 16 match to the team Valeria Couto-Cuervo and Irma Rodriguez-Lockwood of Division I Bryant University, 8-0.

Senior Danielle Perfetti (Cardinal O'Hara HS/Clifton Heights, Pa.), junior Zahra Hasan (Ward Melville HS/East Setauket, N.Y.) and Jones all lost their first round matches on Friday. The Devils other two doubles teams; Durham and Hasan and Frymoyer and Perfetti both received byes into the round of 32 but dropped their respective matches on Friday.

The Devils return to action on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 for their home opener against Post University at the McNeill field Tennis Courts starting at 3:00 p.m.

Freshman Sara Durham won her first collegiate singles match on Monday against La Salle University's top singles player, however the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia women's tennis team dropped the match, losing 6-1 to the Explorers at the La Salle tennis courts.

Durham (Sacred Heart HS/Bridgeton, N.J.) playing at #1 singles for the Devils, took on La Salle's Courtney Babo, defeating the sophomore in straight sets, 6-1, 6-3 for the Devils lone point of the match. USP's #3 doubles team of sophomores Laney Jones (Wyoming Seminary/Blakeslee, Pa.) and Juliet Choi (Clarkstown North HS/New City, N.Y.) also won their match, defeating Babo and Allison Amrein, 9-8 (11-9), but the Explorers took two of the three doubles matches to earn the doubles point in the Division I seven-point scoring format.

The Devils #1 doubles team also took the match into a tiebreaker but with the opposite result of USP's #3 doubles triumph. Durham teamed up with junior Zahra Hasan (Ward Melville HS/East Setauket, N.Y.) and took on Tonya Rice and Pearl Wilkins, losing to the LaSalle duo 9-8 (10-5). Junior Bridget Frymoyer (Governor Mifflin HS/Shillington, Pa.) and senior Danielle Perfetti (Cardinal O'Hara HS/Clifton Heights, Pa.) dropped their #2 doubles match, 8-3 to Christina Gomez and Kiara Smith.

In other singles matches, Hasan split sets with Gomez at #2 singles, winning the first set 6-3 and losing the second 6-1 before dropping the tiebreaker 10-5. Jones lost to Amrein at #5 singles 6-3, 7-6 (10-6) while Frymoyer lost to Smith at #3 singles 6-1, 6-3. Perfetti (#4 singles) and Choi (#3 singles) also lost their respective matches in straight sets.

The Devils will compete at the ITA East Regional Championships starting on Friday, September 18, 2009 at the Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis and Education Center in Philadelphia.

The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia women's tennis team kicked off their 2009-10 campaign Saturday afternoon, losing to Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference rival Philadelphia University, 8-1 at the Abraham J. Salaman Courts on the Rams campus.

The Devils lone win came in singles competition as sophomore Juliet Choi (Clarkstown North HS/New City, N.Y.) made her collegiate debut a memorable one, earning a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Laura Beaver at #6 singles. Another USP player making her collegiate debut was freshman Sara Durham (Sacred Heart HS/Bridgeton, N.J.). Durham started her career playing in the #1 singles slot and took the Rams top player, Daniela Rodriguez to three sets, losing the first 6-2 and winning the second set 6-1 before dropping the third and final set 6-3.

Durham also teamed with junior Zahra Hasan (Ward Melville HS/East Setauket, N.Y.) at #1 doubles, losing to Rodriguez and Stephanie Reinke 8-2. The Rams also swept the remaining two doubles matches, with Christin Brzozowski and Brittany Villa scoring an 8-3 win over junior Bridget Frymoyer (Governor Mifflin HS/Shillington, Pa.) and senior Danielle Perfetti (Cardinal O'Hara HS/Clifton Heights, Pa.) at #2 doubles and Stephanie Miller and Sarah Harris defeating Choi and sophomore Laney Jones (Wyoming Seminary/Blakeslee, Pa.), 8-2 at #3 doubles.

In singles, Hasan lost to Brzozowski, 6-3, 6-2 at #2 singles while Frymoyer dropped her #3 singles match to Reinke , by the same 6-3, 6-2 score. Perfetti lost at #4 singles, 6-2, 7-5 to Villa and Jones lost at #5 singles to Miller, 8-2.

The Devils return to action on Monday, September 14, 2009 when they face area Division I school La Salle University at LaSalle at 4:00 p.m.