Lady Generals win Region III tennis championship

[ Updated Oct. 9, 6:47 p.m. ] 

Delhi, NY – The Lady Generals successfully defended their Region III Championship with a solid winning of the 2011 crown on Saturday afternoon.

The top team scores were Herkimer 18, Onondaga CC 14, SUNY Delhi 12.

The Lady Generals won the third, fourth, and fifth singles flights, and the second and third doubles flights.

Further, Head Coach Katie Scanlon was named Coach of the Year.

Photo, from left:  Mary Galway, Tiffany Leiphart, Maggie Mulligan, Abby Smith, Dani Fadness, Jackie Milillo, Coach Katie Scanlon

A snappy Generals’ salute to the Women’s Tennis Team, Region III Champions.

Photo:  Katie Scanlon walks to receive the Coach of the Year award

Team scores:

Herkimer CCC-18

Onondaga CC- 14

SUNY Delhi-    12

Broome CC-     7

SUNY Adirondack- 2

Hudson Valley CC- 0

"Coach of the Year"- Katie Scanlon, Herkimer CCC

1st singles:

1st round- Maggie Mulligan (Herkimer) d. Alexis Belardinelli (B) 6-0, 6-3

Semifinal- Lindsey DelVecchio (D) d. Maggie Mulligan 7-5, 6-3

2nd singles:

1st round- Tiffany Leiphart  (Herkimer) (bye-2 seed)

Semifinal- Tiffany Leiphart d. Nina Marshall (A) 6-3, 6-3

Final- Crystal Spearbeck (B) d. Tiffany Leiphart 6-1, 6-2

3rd singles:

1st round- Abby Smith (Herkimer) (bye-1 seed)

Semifinal- Abby Smith d. Kasey Carota (A) 6-0, 6-0

Final- Abby Smith d. Kallie Clapper (B) 6-4, 7-5

4th singles:

1st round- Dani Fadness (Herkimer) (bye- 1 seed)

Semifinal- Dani Fadness d. Hillahn Steika (B) 6-4, 6-3

Final- Dani Fadness d. Patricia Anthony (D) 6-0, 6-4

5th singles:

1st round- Jackie Milillo (Herkimer) (bye- 2 seed)

Semifinal- Jackie Milillo d. Anna Hiraga (D) 6-4, 6-3

Final- Jackie Milillo d. Carly Livingston (O) 6-3, 6-2

6th singles:

1st round- Mary Galway (Herkimer) (bye-2 seed)

Semifinal- Sara Batka (D) d. Mary Galway 7-5, 1-6, 6-1

1st doubles:

1st round- Maggie Mulligan/Tiffany Leiphart (bye- 1 seed)

Semifinal- Delvecchio/Deutsch (D) d. Mulligan/Leiphart 6-3, 6-2

2nd doubles:

1st round- Abby Smith/Danielle Fadness (bye- 2 seed)

Semifinal- Smith/Fadness d. Salzano/Geier (D) 6-1, 6-3

Final- Smith/Fadness d. Flask/Almedia (O) 5-3, OCC withdrew. (HCCC clinched tournament just prior to withdrawal)

3rd doubles:

1st round- Jackie Milillo/Mary Galway d. Byrnes/Liu (B) 6-2, 6-2

Semifinal- Milillo/Galway d. Livingston/Natke (O) 6-2, 4-6, 7-5

Final- Milillo/Galway d. Anthony/Batka (D) 6-2, 6-2 

Coach’s Comments- scores after day 1.  HCCC 13, OCC 12, Delhi 11. Herkimer had six players in the finals, OCC and Delhi had five in the finals.  Herkimer won five of their six finals on day two of the tournament.

The momentum change in the tournament was third doubles (Milillo/Galway) three-set win over #1 seed OCC.  The match was the girls' biggest pressure situation to date and they came through huge for Herkimer.  That match took a lot of pressure off HCCC for day two.  If they lost that match, OCC would have had the lead after day one and more events in the final on Sunday.  Their match gave us a huge positive spark at the end of the day.

Herkimer had amazing outings from senior Captains Abby Smith and Danielle Fadness who extended their "perfectness" throughout the weekend. Both ladies improved their singles records to 12-0 and won their second consecutive Regional singles titles for HCCC.  (Smith won the title at second singles last year, Fadness won the title at sixth singles last year.)  They played with so much heart and were awesome examples for our first year students.