The Baruch Bearcats continued its undefeated start to the 2015 season, downing William Paterson 8-1 in a non-conference matchup on Tuesday afternoon. Baruch was led by Daria Vasekina, who continued her stellar play this season, defeating Summer Bernales 8-1 at second singles. She also paired with Allie Jackson-King at first doubles to defeat the William…
For the 30th consecutive year, the Riviera Tennis Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif., will serve as host for the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's Women's All-American Championships. The 2015 Riviera/ITA Women's All-American Championships is the second national championship tournament of the 2015-16 season. Pre-qualifying matches are slated to begin Oct. 3 at Pepperdine University, with qualifying matches starting…
New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) doubles partners Justyna Krol & Alessia Rossetti played their way to the United States Tennis Association (USTA)/Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) championship match Monday afternoon, after drawing Nour Kaddour & Ashley Loft of Southern New Hampshire State University. In the final, a three-set match, Krol & Rossetti picked up a 6-2, 6-3 decision over Kaddour…
With the 2015-16 collegiate tennis year getting underway, the ITA has announced the 2015 Oracle/ITA Collegiate Tennis Women's and Men’s Division I Preseason Rankings. In addition, selections for the 2015 Riviera/ITA Women's and Men’s All-American Championships have been made public and the first national championship of the year begins this week in Malibu, Calif., as…
The UCLA pair of Mackenzie McDonald and Robin Anderson swept the second annual American Collegiate Invitational titles Saturday. The 20-year-old McDonald of Piedmont, Calif. beat Vanderbilt 22-year-old graduate Gonzales Austin of Miami, 6-2, 7-5, in the men's final. Anderson, a 22-year-old from Matawan, N.J. who was a senior in 2015, beat fellow UCLA grad, 21-year-old…
On day two of the 2015 American Collegiate Invitational, UCLA owned the courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y. It'll be an all-Bruins final in the women's draw, as teammates and long-time friends Robin Anderson and Chanelle Van Nguyen will face off after each advanced past their semifinal opponents on Friday in…
The 2015 American Collegiate Invitational at the U.S. Open didn't start on time and ultimately saw two of the eight scheduled matches unable to come to a conclusion. What transpired in the middle was some high-quality tennis, though. All four men's quarterfinal matches were completed, as were two of the women's quarters, as the action…
Julia Elbaba may be a native New Yorker, but the University of Virginia senior identifies just as much with the thousands of tourists as she does the locals she's known for years. "In my opinion, there's no place like New York," said Elbaba, who returns to New York Thursday to compete in the second American Collegiate…
The women's tennis coaches in the East Coast Conference (ECC) have selected the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) Bears as an unanimous favorite to win the ECC Women's Tennis Championship in 2015. NYIT's Alessia Rossetti (Minusio, Switzerland) has also been named the Preseason Player of the Year. NYIT took all eight first place votes in…
ASA College captures second straight NJCAA Championship The women’s tennis team at ASA College won the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) for the second consecutive season, edging out Tyler Junior College in Texas. In addition to winning the championship, ASA racked up some individual awards as well, as Megane Bianco was named the Intercollegiate…