Bay Path remains undefeated

10.12.2008

NEW LONDON, Conn.-The Wildcats of Bay Path shut-out New England Collegiate Conference rivals the Mariners of Mitchell 9-0 today in the final week of league women's tennis play. 

Bay Path swept the singles action earning all five points. In the #1 singles match, senior Raquel Babeu (North Adams, Mass.) defeated senior Jennifer Travella  (Oracle, Ariz.) 6-3, 6-4. Maroon and White net-woman, junior Julia Bendzin (Poestenkill, N.Y.) shut-down her opponent junior Miah Manning (Baltic, Conn.) 6-0, 6-1. 

In #3 singles action, junior Kara Fox (Biddeford, Maine) won 6-2, 6-1 over sophomore Ilana Papernick (New York, N.Y.). Freshman Wildcat , three-time NECC Rookie of the Week, Sara Costa (Tiverton, R.I.) proved why she tops the conference winning six-love, six-love. In #5 singles action, Wildcats' sophomore Carolina Ynquanzo (Springfield, Mass.) won her match 6-1, 6-1. In the final flight, Bay Path's junior Cristina Ruiz (Waterbury, Conn.) easily won her match 6-0, 6-0 from junior Sarah Webster (Waterford, Conn.). 

The undefeated Wildcat teammates are now 10-0 on the season as they plowed through the Mariners' freshman  Rebecca Ciccarone (Malverne, N.Y.) and Papernick 8-1 in the #3 doubles action. 

Babeu and Ynguanzo along with Fox and Bendzin also won their doubles matches 8-4 and 8-0 respectively on the day. 

Bay Path advances to 11-2 overall and 5-0 in the NECC , while Mitchell falls to 1-8 on the season and 0-5 in conference play.  The Wildcats will finish off their Fall 2008 campaign next week facing St. Joseph's of Brooklyn on Monday, October, 13th and will resume a called match with Becker next week also to round out their regular season conference play. 

Tennis Match Results
Bay Path vs Mitchell
10/11/08 at New London, Conn.
(New London High) 
Bay Path 9, Mitchell 0 

Singles competition

1. Raquel Babeu (BPWT) def. Jennifer Travella (MCT) 6-3, 6-4
2. Julia Bendzin (BPWT) def. Miah Manning (MCT) 6-0, 6-1
3. Kara Fox (BPWT) def. Ilana Papernik (MCT) 6-2, 6-1
4. Sarah Costa (BPWT) def. Tania Gee (MCT) 6-0, 6-0
5. Carolina Ynguanzo (BPWT) def. Rebecca Ciccarone (MCT) 6-1, 6-1
6. Cristina Ruiz (BPWT) def. Sarah Webster (MCT) 6-0, 6-0 

Doubles competition

1. Raquel Babeu/Carolina Ynguanzo (BPWT) def. Jennifer Travella/DeAnna Panico (MCT) 8-4
2. Kara Fox/Julia Bendzin (BPWT) def. Miah Manning/Tania Gee (MCT) 8-0
3. Cristina Ruiz/Sarah Costa (BPWT) def. Rebecca Ciccarone/Ilana Papernik (MCT) 8-1 

Match Notes:
Bay Path 11-2, 5-0
Mitchell 1-8, 0-5 NECC
A-27 

Author: Christa Parulis-Kaye, Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations, New England Collegiate Conference