Posted: Oct 17, 2010

2010 NECC Women’s Tennis Tournament Concludes

ENFIELD, Conn.—The 2010 New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) women's tennis tournament ended today after 27 flights from an individual flighted tournament hosted by Bay Path College in the two-day format. Four NECC school's competitors went home with awards and flight champions including Bay Path, Becker College, Lesley University and Newbury College.

Newbury #4 seed sophomore Julie MacLeod (Buffalo, N.Y.) and freshman Stephanie Ruffin (Waltham, Mass.) worked their way through the upper seeds after a bye on day one due to a Lesley tandem withdrawal. McLeod and Ruffin upset the Bay Path tandem of junior Lianna Loveitt (Gorham, Maine) and sophomore Shaneela Shaheen (Wallingford, Conn.) 8-1 as the first flight champions to win in the third flight.

Host Bay Path #2 seed junior Sarah Costa (Tiverton, R.I) and senior Lauren Hangasky (Ludlow, Mass.) upset Becker #1 seed junior Shauna McNally (Worcester, Mass.) and her partner senior Danielle Stryker (Ledyard, Conn.) 8-5 as the second match to finish.

The final doubles match saw Becker's #1 seed junior Laura Mimms (Ashland, Mass.) and junior Megan Nessen (Levittown, Penn) defeating Lesley sister tandem senior Michelle Side (Miller Place, N.Y.) and sophomore Katie Side (Miller Place, N.Y.) 8-5.

In the singles championship flight, Becker #1 seed Stryker quickly overtook Lesley #2 seed Katie Side 6-2, 6-2 to become the first singles champion at the third flight. While finishing closely behind them was Bay Path's #1 seed Costa defeating Lesley #2 seed Michelle Side 6-2, 6-3.

Winning the next award was the fourth flight champion. The Becker #2 seed McNally overcame Bay Path #1 seed senior Carolina Ynguanzo (Springfield, Mass.) 7-5, 6-4 in a tough battle.

The next two flight champions in the fifth flight and first flight were Becker's Nessen and Lesley's sophomore Brenna Donovan (Hingham, Mass.). Nessen came back to defeat the #1 seed Mitchell freshman Mackenzie Flanagan (San Anselmo, Calif.) in three sets 1-6, 7-5, 6-2. The #1 seed Donovan won 6-3, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 in hard fought match against Bay Path #4 seed Loveitt.

In the final match, Bay Path freshman Ashley Sears (Turners Falls, Mass.) defeated Newbury #4 seed Ruffin 7-5, 6-3 to earn the final flight award at the #6 singles flight.

2010 New England Collegiate Conference Women's Tennis Championships
Hosted by Bay Path College, Enfield, Conn. (Enfield Tennis Club)

Saturday, October 16 and Sunday, October 17, 2010

Bay Path (BPC), Becker (BC), Lesley (LU), Mitchell (MC) and Newbury (NC)

Sunday-Finals

10:00 a.m.
DOUBLES

Flight One:
19. #1 Doubles vs. #2 Doubles: Shauna McNally/Danielle Stryker (BC 6-1) vs. Sarah Costa/Lauren Hangasky (BPC 5-3) BPC 8-5

Flight Two:
20. #1 Doubles vs. #3 Doubles: Laura Mimms/Megan Nessen (BC, 7-0) vs. Katie Side/Michelle Side (LU, 2-3) BC 8-5

Flight Three:
21. #1 Doubles vs. #2 Doubles: Julie McLeod/Stephanie Ruffin (NC, 2-3) vs. Lianna Loveitt/Shaneela Shaheen (BPC, 3-2) NC 8-1

12:00 p.m.
SINGLES

Flight One:
22. #1 Singles vs. #3 Singles: Mackenzie Flanagan (MC, 6-2) vs. Megan Nessen (BC, 4-3) BC 1-6, 7-5, 6-2

Flight Two:
23. #1 Singles vs. #2 Singles: Sarah Costa (BPC 8-0) vs. Michelle Side (LU, 5-2) BPC 6-2, 6-3

Flight Three:
24. #1 Singles vs. #2 Singles: Danielle Stryker (BC, 8-0) vs. Katie Side (LU 3-2) BC 6-2, 6-2

Flight Four:
25. #1 Singles vs. #2 Singles: Carolina Ynguanzo (BPC, 8-0) vs. Shauna McNally (BC, 6-2) BC 7-5, 6-4

Flight Five:
26. #1 Singles vs. #3 Singles: Brenna Donovan (LU, 4-0) vs. Lianna Loveitt (BPC, 3-5) LU 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3

Flight Six:
27. #1 Singles vs. #4 Singles: Ashley Sears (BPC, 6-1) vs. Stephanie Ruffin (NC 1-4) BPC 7-5, 6-3

Saturday
4:45 p.m.
DOUBLES

Flight One:
1. #1 Doubles vs. #4 Doubles: Shauna McNally/Danielle Stryker (BC 6-1) vs. Hagar Memlies/Courtney Mullen (LU 2-4) BC 8-5
2. #2 Doubles vs. #3 Doubles: Sarah Costa/Lauren Hangasky (BPC 5-3) vs. Mackenzie Flanagan/Kelly Walsh (MC 4-4) BPC 8-6

Flight Two:
3. #1 Doubles vs. #4 Doubles: Laura Mimms/Megan Nessen (BC, 7-0) vs. Alexandra Derderian/Jennifer Swafford (NC, 3-5) BC 8-5
4. #2 Doubles vs. #3 Doubles: Symone Watson/Carolina Ynguanzo (BPC, 4-4) vs. Katie Side/Michelle Side (LU, 2-3) LU 9-8 (8-6)

Flight Three:
5. #1 Doubles vs. #4 Doubles: Brenna Donovan/Nicole Smith (LU, 4-0) vs. Julie McLeod/Stephanie Ruffin (NC, 2-3) NC (WD)
6. #2 Doubles vs. #3 Doubles: Lianna Loveitt/Shaneela Shaheen (BPC, 3-2) vs. Courtney Johnson/Lianna Woodbury (BC, 3-4) BPC 8-5

6:00 p.m.
SINGLES

Flight One:
7. #1 Singles vs. #4 Singles: Mackenzie Flanagan (MC, 6-2) vs. Lauren Hangasky (BPC, 2-6) MC 6-0, 6-2
8. #2 Singles vs. #3 Singles: Courtney Mullen (LU, 5-2) vs. Megan Nessen (BC, 4-3) BC 4-6, 7-6 (7-3), 7-5

Flight Two:
9. #1 Singles vs. #4 Singles: Sarah Costa (BPC 8-0) vs. Kristen Connors (NC, 3-5) BPC 6-1, 6-1
10. #2 Singles vs. #3 Singles: Michelle Side (LU, 5-2) vs. Laura Mimms (BC, 4-4)LU 5-7, 6-1, 6-2

Flight Three:
11. #1 Singles vs. #4 Singles: Danielle Stryker (BC, 8-0) vs. Symone Watson (BPC, 4-4) BC 6-2, 6-1
12. #2 Singles vs. #3 Singles: Katie Side (LU 3-2) vs. Stephanie Valentine (NC 4-4) LU 6-2, 6-2

Flight Four:
13. #1 Singles vs. #4 Singles: Carolina Ynguanzo (BPC, 8-0) vs. Nicole Smith (LU, 2-4) BPC (WD)
14. #2 Singles vs. #3 Singles: Shauna McNally (BC, 6-2) vs. Alexandra Derderian (NC 3-5) BC 6-1, 6-1

Flight Five:
15. #1 Singles vs. #4 Singles: Brenna Donovan (LU, 4-0) vs. Jessica Burdick (BC, 2-4) LU 7-6 (7-4), 6-1
16. #2 Singles vs. #3 Singles: Julie MacLeod (NC, 4-3) vs. Lianna Loveitt (BPC, 3-5) BPC 6-2, 6-2

Flight Six:
17. #1 Singles vs. #4 Singles: Ashley Sears (BPC, 6-1) vs. Caitlin Brown (MC, 1-4) BPC 6-6(7-4), 6-1
18. #2 Singles vs. #3 Singles: Lianna Woodbury (BC, 4-3) vs. Stephanie Ruffin (NC 1-4) NC 7-5, 6-1

LINKS:

To View Full Conference Statistics: http://www.neccathletics.com/sports/wten/2010-11/statistics/confstat.htm

To View NECC Conference Only Statistics: http://www.neccathletics.com/sports/wten/2010-11/files/2010NECCConfTennis_Stats.pdf

NECC Tennis & Championship Guidelines: http://www.neccathletics.com/sports/wten/WTENNISguidelines.pdf

Tournament Handbook & Directions

2010 NECC Tournament Program