WEST CHESTER – West Chester posted a 7-2 win in the women's match and a 5-4 decision on the men's side to sweep East Stroudsburg University in the Warriors' PSAC tennis openers on Tuesday afternoon.

The Golden Rams' men outlasted the Warriors for their first PSAC win since 2003, also against ESU, in a match that saw the first four singles flights go to a third set.

ESU (0-5, 0-1)won four of the six singles matches after West Chester (5-10, 1-1) took a 3-0 lead at the conclusion of doubles play, but West Chester's Jimmy Aridas notched a 4-6, 6-2 (11-9) win in a third set tiebreaker over junior Ryan Baxter for the match-deciding point at No. 4 singles.

Senior Will Norris (No. 1), junior Jared Rosenberg (No. 2), junior Mark Covert (No. 5) and senior Zach Ontell (No. 6) earned singles wins for ESU. Norris defeated Matt Thomas 5-7, 6-4, 6-1, Rosenberg notched a 6-0, 4-6, 6-2 win over David Goldenberg, and Covert and Ontell dropped just three games between them at the bottom of the lineup. West Chester's Steve Hlava won 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 over junior Andrew Makos at No. 3 singles.

In doubles, West Chester pulled out three close matches, including a 9-8 (7-5) victory at No. 3. Hlava and Connor Dunn knocked off Baxter and Norris, 8-6, at No. 1, Goldenberg and Alan Day had an 8-6 win over Rosenberg and Makos at No. 2, and Thomas and J.J. Cooke posted their tiebreaker win over Ontell and Covert at the final spot.

In the women's match, the Warriors (3-4, 0-1) won the top two singles flights but were blanked in doubles. Ali Fetter (No. 3 singles, No. 2 doubles) and Kara Shumock (No. 6 singles, No. 3 doubles) both had two victories for the Golden Rams (8-7, 1-0).

Junior Amanda Kaufman had a 6-4, 6-4 win over Brittany Counts at No. 1 singles and senior Katie D'Ambrosia recorded a 6-0, 7-6 (7-4) win over Luisi Souto at No. 2. Senior Jamie Ferrigno took a 6-2, 7-5 loss to Fetter at No. 3 and West Chester had too much depth at the bottom of the lineup.

Doubles play included an 8-4 win for Counts and Souto over D'Ambrosia and Ferrigno at No. 1, a 9-7 victory for Fetter and Tara Krauss over Kaufman and sophomore Rabecca Lausch at No. 2, and Shumock and Nicole Paller posted an 8-3 win against freshman Annie Vega and graduate student Jessica Wilson at No. 3.

Both teams take on Kutztown in their next action this week. The men travel to Kutztown on Thursday and the women host the Golden Bears on Friday.


Women - West Chester 7, ESU 2
Mar 29, 2011 at West Chester, PA

Singles competition
1. Amanda Kaufman (ESU-W) def. Brittany Counts (WCU-W) 6-4, 6-4
2. Katie D'Ambrosia (ESU-W) def. Luisi Souto (WCU-W) 6-0, 7-6 (7-4)
3. Ali Fetter (WCU-W) def. Jamie Ferrigno (ESU-W) 6-2, 7-5
4. Claire Afrassiabian (WCU-W) def. Rabecca Lausch (ESU-W) 6-1, 6-0
5. Alex Santoro (WCU-W) def. Annie Vega (ESU-W) 6-0, 6-1
6. Kara Shumock (WCU-W) def. Amber Adams (ESU-W) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Brittany Counts/Luisi Souto (WCU-W) def. Katie D'Ambrosia/Jamie Ferrigno (ESU-W) 8-4
2. Ali Fetter/Tara Krauss (WCU-W) def. Amanda Kaufman/Rabecca Lausch (ESU-W) 9-7
3. Kara Shumock/Nicole Paller (WCU-W) def. Annie Vega/Jessica Wilson (ESU-W) 8-3

Match Notes
ESU 3-4, 0-1
West Chester 8-7, 1-0


Men - West Chester 5, ESU 4
Mar 29, 2011 at West Chester, PA

Singles competition
1. Will Norris (ESU-M) def. Matt Thomas (WCU-M) 5-7, 6-4, 6-1
2. Jared Rosenberg (ESU-M) def. David Goldenberg (WCU-M) 6-0, 4-6, 6-2
3. Steve Hlava (WCU-M) def. Andrew Makos (ESU-M) 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
4. Jimmy Aridas (WCU-M) def. Ryan Baxter (ESU-M) 4-6, 6-2, 11-9
5. Mark Covert (ESU-M) def. Connor Dunn (WCU-M) 6-0, 6-1
6. Zach Ontell (ESU-M) def. Alan Day (WCU-M) 6-0, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Steve Hlava/Connor Dunn (WCU-M) def. Will Norris/Ryan Baxter (ESU-M) 8-6
2. David Goldenberg/Alan Day (WCU-M) def. Jared Rosenberg/Andrew Makos (ESU-M) 8-6
3. Matt Thomas/J.J. Cooke (WCU-M) def. Zach Ontell/Mark Covert (ESU-M) 9-8 (7-5)

Match Notes
ESU 0-5, 0-1
West Chester 5-10, 1-1