Chapter 163

11/4/2007

Tennis in Virgil

we're not all farmers

1992 Virgil Open

Tennis Star Kristen Olmsted [ranked #1 in Virgil] agreed to give the locals a few pointers after completing the Grand Slam (at the Cortland Dennys). They say like mother, like daughter. What do they know!

1993

With a lineup consisting almost entirely of underclasswomen, Coach Warren Preti's tennis team compiled a 9-3 record. The Corsairs ran off a streak of three straight to open the season and closed with another three-game winning streak. Posting the top record for the season was freshman Emily Traubel (No. Dartmouth), who had a 9-3 mark. Following closely behind Traubel was sophomore Kristen Olmstead (Walpole, MA) who was 7-4 and sophomore Lisa Norman (Swansea, MA), who had a 6-1 record. Junior Christen Moak (Newburyport, MA), the Corsairs lone upperclasswoman, had a record of 6-3 and sophomore Michelle Collins (Millis, MA) was 5-2 on the season.

1994

Coach Warren Preti's tennis team won five of their last seven matches to close with a 10-5 record. At the Little East Conference Championships, the Corsairs finished second with four players earning All LEC honors. The Corsairs' all stars were Emily Traubel (Pennington, NJ), Kristen Moak (Newburyport, MA), Tammy Drew (Pembroke, MA) and Lisa Norman (Swansea, MA).

In overall singles' competition, Traubel led the Corsairs with a 10-5 record followed by Drew (9-4) and Moak (8-2). In doubles� play, UMass Dartmouth�s best combination was Drew and Norman (6-1), followed by Kirsten Olmstead (Walpole, MA) and Amy Kennedy (Danvers, MA) (5-5). UMass Dartmouth had a 54-33 record in singles and 23-19 in doubles.