Cards face challenge before SUNYAC finale

BY KAMIKO CHAMBLE Staff Writer

The Plattsburgh Cardinals women’s tennis team hosted the twotime defending conference champions New Paltz Hawks, losing 0-9 Sept. 30. In its final game before the final stretch of conference games in Binghamton, Plattsburgh learned from the test.

In doubles #1, Samantha Svantner and Nicole Svantner lost 2-8 to Justine Stanejko and Loretta Donovan; in doubles #2, Ava Carey and Jacklin Mitchell lost 2-8 to Onalee Batcheller and Isabel van der Veen; in doubles #3, Hallie Hurwitz and Jacqueline Svantner lost 4-8 to Tatiana Barnett and Nina Genzone.

In singles #1, Samantha Svantner lost 0-6, 0-6 against Stanejko; in singles #2, Nicole Svantner lost 1-6, 0-6 against Batcheller; in singles #3, Benowitz lost 1-6, 2-6 against Barnett; in singles #4, Carey lost 0-6, 0-6 against Donovan; in singles #5, Hurwitz lost 1-6, 6-1, 1-6 against Amirah Alston; and in singles #6, Mitchell lost 6-2, 2-6, 6-10.

Mitchell’s hard-fought loss was her first singles loss all season. Her record is now 8-1.

Nicole Svantner was confident in her performance, despite the scores not reflecting it. She left it all out on the court.

“I played my heart out, which is awesome. Scores, unfortunately, I don’t think reflect how I played cause we got really close matches each time. It was great playing against hard hitters,” Svantner said.

@ Brockport *SUNYAC*

Saturday, Sept. 30: TEN 0-9 LOSS vs. New Paltz *SUNYAC*

MSOC 1-1 TIE vs. Oswego *SUNYAC*

VB 0-3 LOSS @ Geneseo *SUNYAC*

WSOC 1-0 WIN @ Oswego *SUNYAC*

Wednesday, Oct. 4: WSOC 1-3 LOSS vs. St. Lawrence

MSOC 1-0 WIN vs. Morrisville

Thursday, Oct. 5: TEN 7-2 WIN vs. Brockport *SUNYAC*

Friday, Oct. 6: TEN vs Geneseo *SUNYAC* at 3 p.m. (Binghamton) VB vs. Oswego *SUNYAC* at 6 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 7: TEN vs. Fredonia *SUNYAC* at 9 a.m. (Binghamton)

XC @ James Earley Invitational at 10:30 a.m.

VB vs. Cortland *SUNYAC* at 1 p.m.

MSOC @ Fredonia *SUNYAC* at 1 p.m.

WSOC vs. Fredonia *SUNYAC* at 1 p.m. (Senior Day)

Wednesday, Oct. 11: MSOC vs. Cortland *SUNYAC* at 4 p.m. WSOC @ Cortland *SUNYAC* at 4 p.m.