Hamilton College's
Hannah Walpole '26 and
Samantha Rainero '26 led the women's tennis team in singles play at the Vassar College Fall Scramble, which was played at Josselyn Tennis Courts and inside Walker Field House on Sept. 10 and 11.
In addition to the hosts, the Continentals competed against players from SUNY New Paltz and New York University.
How It Happened
- Walpole won all three of her singles matches in her first collegiate competition.
- Rainero posted a 2-1 record in singles play for the Continentals.
- In the opening round, Claire Cutler '24 battled for an 8-6 win at first flight singles.
- Hannah Apsey '25 tallied an 8-2 victory at first flight singles.
- Shannon Cicero '25 captured an 8-5 win at second flight singles.
- Kate Solowey '25 made an appearance at fourth flight singles with an 8-1 victory.
- Rainero earned her first collegiate victory at fourth flight singles, 8-3.
- The doubles pairings of Apsey and Stephanie Pratt '25 and Cicero and Solowey won three matches apiece.
- Cicero and Solowey kept momentum and picked up an 8-5 win at second flight doubles.
- Rainero and Lorelei Glidden '24 owned an 8-1 vicory at third flight doubles.
- After shouldering a tough loss, Cicero and Solowey bounced back with an 8-6 win.
- Lila Freeman '26 and Ally Turtledove '25 collected an 8-3 win at fourth flight and an 8-5 triumph at fifth flight.
- On Sunday, Hamilton swept its first flight doubles matches as Apsey and Pratt cruised to a 6-0 win against NYU, and dominated the second flight by scores of 6-1 and 6-0 against New Paltz and Vassar pairings.
- Cutler and Walpole picked up a 6-4 victory in their first match at first flight doubles and the pair went on to win their second by a score of 7-6 (7-5).
- Cicero and Solowey rounded out the weekend by earning a 6-0 win at third flight doubles.
Notes
- Mandy Gamble enters her second season as head women's tennis coach.
- This is the first year that Hamilton competed in the annual Vassar Fall Scramble.
- Teams played a variety of pairings across both singles and doubles.
- Sunday action was moved indoors due to weather and was limited to doubles play with sets only going to six games.
Next Match
- Hamilton is set to host the 2022 ITA Northeast Regional Championships from Friday, Sept. 23 through Sunday, Sept. 25 at Tietje Family Tennis Center.
