Seven Hamilton College singles players and three doubles pairings advanced to the semifinals of their flight at William Smith College's 2021 Mary Hosking Invitational on Saturday.
The two-day tournament wraps up on Sunday, Sept. 5 with action starting at 9 a.m. Matches, which are being played as eight-game pro sets, will move indoors if it rains in Geneva. Click
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Hannah Apsey '25 won her first two collegiate matches and is still on track to capture the "A" Flight singles title. Apsey knocked off William Smith's Audreyanna Camacho and Rochester Institute of Technology's Kirsten Auble by scores of 8-4 and 8-1, respectively.
Classmates
Stephanie Pratt '25 and
Shannon Cicero '25 are on a collision course for the "B" Flight final in their first college tournament. Pratt dropped just one game against University of Rochester's Olivia Waysack and RIT's Gabby Donahue. Cicero topped St. Lawrence University's Rachel Caplan and RIT's Mackenzie Wade.
Claire Cutler '24 is two wins away from the "C" Flight crown after cruising to victories against Ithaca College's Kayla Shenk and RIT's Abby Murray. Cutler may have to play
Kat Roberts '22, who is also in the semifinals after easy triumphs over St. Lawrence's Caitlyn Avery and William Smith's Jamie Fine.
Lorelei Glidden '24 blanked Nazareth College's Ali Klee before prevailing in a much tougher quarterfinal against RIT's Julianne Ho in the "D" Flight bracket played indoors in Bristol Fieldhouse.
Grace Fuss '24 has yet to lose a game after wins against Ithaca's Caroline Herz and SUNY Geneseo's Erika Johnson.
Apsey and
Lauren Holtzman '23 are in the "A" Flight doubles semifinals after 8-1 wins against Donohue and Jackie Drozd of RIT, and Elena Styliades and Lillian Sullivan of St. Lawrence. Cutler and Pratt topped Lily Bulkeley and Lauren Carr of Nazareth, but were edged 8-6 in the quarterfinals.
Cicero and Roberts defeated Fine and Julia Pida of William Smith and Ekaterina Kelly and Daniella Wisniewski of Ithaca by identical 8-2 scores in "B" Flight doubles. Glidden and
Ally Turtledove '25 are moving on after victories against Johnson and Abigail Rockwood of Geneseo, and Herz and Sara Sposito of Ithaca.
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