VARSITY SPORTS Women's Tennis
head coach: Dr. Allan Freedman

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JWU Women’s Tennis Grabs GNAC Honors
November 16, 2007

Providence, R.I. – Several Johnson & Wales women’s tennis standouts were recognized by the Great Northeast Athletic Conference, announced by the league office after a vote by the head coaches.   Head coach Alan Freedman earned Coach of the Year honors after leading the Wildcats to a 10-4 overall record and a 5-2 record in the GNAC with an appearance in the conference semifinals.  

Junior Olivia Molhant (Brussels, Belgium) was named a first team All-GNAC performer while freshman Melissa Engel (Traverse City, Mich.) was named a second team performer

Molhant spent the season at No. 1 singles and No. 2 doubles for JWU.  The third-year standout posted an 8-5 record in singles play and was 10-2 in doubles action for the Wildcats. 

Engel made an immediate impact on the JWU program, going 9-2, primarily at No. 3 singles while adding an 8-2 mark at No. 1 singles for a 17 win on the season.

JWU Women’s Tennis Shuts Out Saint Joseph, 9-0
October 25, 2007

Providence, R.I. – The Johnson & Wales University women’s tennis team posted a 9-0 shutout victory against St. Joseph’s (CT) in the quarterfinals of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Championship at the Moses Brown Courts on Thursday afternoon.

Johnson & Wales junior Olivia Molhant (Brussels, Belgium) picked up a thrilling 2-6, 7-2, 12-10 win at No. 1 singles and teamed with junior Jessica Cohen (Norton, Mass.) to pick up an 8-0 win at No. 2 doubles.  Cohen posted a 6-0, 6-1 victory at No. 4 singles for the Wildcats.  Sophomore Erienne Gale (Temecula, Calif.) won 6-0, 6-1 at No. 2 singles and also notched a 9-8 victory at No. 1 doubles with freshman Melissa Engel (Traverse City, Mich.).

With the win Johnson & Wales improves to 10-3 while St. Joseph falls to 6-10 for the year.  The Wildcats will return to action on Saturday, October 27th when they travel to Simmons for the GNAC semifinals.

Singles Matches
1. Olivia Molhant (JWU) def. Sarah Kowalchuk (SJC)      2-6, 7-6, 12-10
2. Erienne Gale (JWU) def. Barbara Mach (SJC)           6-0, 6-1
3. Melissa Engel (JWU) def. Ali Lienhop (SJC)           6-0, 6-3
4. Jessica Cohen (JWU) def. Laura Curley (SJC)          6-0, 6-1
5. Jenna Mastronardi (JWU) def. Elyse Allard (SJC)      6-0, 6-0
6. Sandra Connelly (JWU) def. Anna Whalen (SJC)         6-2, 6-2

Doubles Matches
1. Engel/Gale (JWU) def. Kowalchuk/Lienhop (SJC)        9-8
2. Cohen/Molhant (JWU) def. Mach/Curley (SJC)           8-0
3. Mastronardi/Moon (JWU) def. Gurga/Whalen (SJC)       8-4

JWU Women’s Tennis Downs Emmanuel, 7-2
October 20, 2007

Providence, R.I. – The Johnson & Wales University women’s tennis team posted a 7-2 victory against Emmanuel in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference contest at the Moses Brown Courts on Saturday afternoon.

Johnson & Wales junior Olivia Molhant (Brussels, Belgium) picked up a 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 win at No. 1 singles and teamed with junior Jessica Cohen (Norton, Mass.) to pick up an 8-6 win at No. 2 doubles.  Sophomore Erienne Gale (Temecula, Calif.) won 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 at No. 2 singles for the Wildcats.

With the win Johnson & Wales improves to 9-3 on the season and 4-2 in the GNAC while St. Joseph’s falls to 5-6, 1-3 in conference play.  The Wildcats will return to action on Wednesday, October 24th when they host the GAC quarterfinals, starting at 3:00 p.m.

Singles
1. Olivia Molhant (JWU) def. Anna Marie Podnecky (EC) 6-4, 3-6, 7-6
2. Erienne Gale (JWU) def. Rachel Straves (EC) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
3. Melissa Engel (JWU) def. Caitlin Kustes (EMMANUEL) 6-1, 6-3
4. Cat Robinson (EC) def. Jessica Cohen (JWU) 1-6, 6-3, 6-2
5. Jenna Mastronardi (JWU) def. Catherine Durphy (EC) 6-2, 6-1
6. Jessica Flammia (JWU) def. Katie Silva (EC) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles
1. Gale/Engel (JWU) def. Podnecky/Durphy (EC) 9-7
2. Nory Hayes/Jamie Kenyon (EC) def. Molhant/Cohen (JWU) 8-6
3. Flammia/Emily Sanders (JWU) def. Catrina Dunn/Megan Burrows (EC) 8-2

JWU Women’s Tennis Downs St. Joseph’s, 9-0
October 6, 2007

Providence, R.I. – The Johnson & Wales University women’s tennis team posted a 9-0 shutout victory against St. Joseph’s (CT) in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference contest at the Moses Brown Courts on Saturday afternoon.

Johnson & Wales junior Olivia Molhant (Brussels, Belgium) picked up a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 1 singles and teamed with junior Jessica Cohen (Norton, Mass.) to pick up an 8-3 win at No. 2 doubles. Cohen posted a 6-1, 6-2 victory at No. 4 singles for the Wildcats. Sophomore Erienne Gale (Temecula, Calif.) won 6-0, 6-2 at No. 2 singles and also notched an 8-2 victory at No. 1 doubles with freshman Melissa Engel (Traverse City, Mich.).

With the win Johnson & Wales improves to 6-3 on the season and 2-2 in the GNAC while St. Joseph’s falls to 5-6, 1-3 in conference play. The Wildcats will return to action on Monday, October 8th when they travel to Pine Manor for a GNAC contest, starting at 4:00 p.m.

Singles Matches
1. Olivia Molhant (JWU) def. Barbara Mach (SJC) 6-0, 6-0
2. Erienne Gale (JWU) def. Ali Lienhop (SJC) 6-0, 6-2
3. Melissa Engel (JWU) def. Taryn Papa (SJC) 6-3, 6-3
4. Jessica Cohen (JWU) def. Laura Curley (SJC) 6-1, 6-2
5. Jenna Mastronardi (JWU) def. Anna Whalen (SJC) 6-2, 6-0
6. Jessica Flammia (JWU) def. Elyse Allard (SJC) 6-2, 7-5

Doubles Matches
1. Gale/Engel (JWU) def. Allard/ Curley (SJC) 8-2
2. Cohen/ Molhant (JWU) def. Lienhop/ Mach (SJC) 8-3
3. Flammia/Emily Sanders (JWU) def. Whalen/Gianna Gurga (SJC) 8-1

JWU Women’s Tennis Knocks Off Mitchell
October 3, 2007

Providence, R.I. – The Johnson & Wales University women’s tennis team was nearly perfect in a 9-0 victory against Mitchell in a non-conference contest at the Roger Williams Courts on Wednesday afternoon.

Junior Sandra Connelly (Seymour, Conn.) picked up a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 5 singles and teamed with sophomore Amber Dea (Honey Brook, Pa.) to pick up an 8-6 win at No. 1 doubles.

With the win Johnson & Wales improves to 5-3 on the season. The Wildcats will return to action on Saturday, October 6th when they host St. Joseph’s at Noon.

SINGLES MATCHES:
1. Melissa Engel (JWU) def. Jen Travella (MC) 6-0, 6-0
2. Jessica Cohen (JWU) def. Iris Morales (MC) 6-0, 6-0
3. Jenna Mastronardi (JWU) def. Melanie Manning (MC) 6-0, 6-2
4. Jessica Flammia (JWU) def. Miah Manning (MC) 6-0, 6-0
5. Sandra Connelly (JWU) def. Ilana Papernik (MC) 6-0, 6-0
6. JWU wins by default

DOUBLES MATCHES
1. Sandra Connelly/Amber Dea (JWU) def. Travella/Morales (MC) 8-6
2. Alice Moon/Emily Sanders (JWU) def. Me Manning/Papernik (MC) 8-1
3. JWU wins by default

JWU Women’s Tennis Falls To Suffolk, 5-4
September 29, 2007

Providence, R.I. – The Johnson & Wales University women’s tennis team dropped a 5-4 decision against Suffolk in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference contest at the Moses Brown Courts on Saturday afternoon.

The two teams split the six singles matches 3-3 with Suffolk taking victories at No. 1, No. 2 and No. 4.  The visiting Rams then took two of the three singles matches to take the 5-4 victory for the afternoon.  Junior Jessica Cohen (Norton, Mass.) picked up a win at No. 3 singles for JWU, winning 6-3 in the first set and 5-3 in the second set before her opponent withdrew due to injury.  Juniors Jessica Flammia (Clark, N.J.) and Sandra Connelly (Seymour, Conn.) picked up wins at No. 5 and 6 singles respectively for the Wildcats.

With the loss Johnson & Wales falls to 3-3 overall, 1-2 in the GNAC while Suffolk remains undefeated at 5-0, 3-0 in league play.  The wildcats will return to action on Monday, October 1st when they host Worcester State in a non-conference contest at 3:30 p.m.

SINGLES MATCHES:
1. Kellie Sturma (SU) def. Olivia Molhant (JWU)                1-6, 6-1, 6-0
2. Kaitlynn Cates (SU) def. Erienne Gale (JWU)                6-3, 6-0
3. Jessica Cohen (JWU) def. Alex Hernandez (SU)            6-3, Injury Default
4. Catarina Rosa (SU) def. Jenna Mastronardi (JWU)        3-6, 6-2, 6-2
5. Jessica Flammia (JWU) def. Stephanie Nasr (SU)          6-1, 6-1
6. Sandra Connelly (JWU) def. Rachel Troia (SU)             6-3, 6-4

DOUBLES MATCHES:
1. Kellie Sturma/Kaitlynn Cates (SU) def. Erienne Gale/Jessica Flammia (JWU) 8-3
2. Alex Hernandez/Catarina Rosa (SU) def. Olivia Molhant/Jessica Cohen (JWU) 8-6
3. Emily Sanders/Jenna Mastronardi (JWU) def. Stephanie Nasr/Jenna Pecoraro (SU)    8-2

JWU Women’s Tennis Falls To Simmons, 7-2
September 23, 2007

Providence, R.I. – The Johnson & Wales University women’s tennis team dropped a 7-2 decision against Simmons in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference contest at the Moses Brown Courts on Sunday afternoon.

Simmons took all six singles matches en route to the 7-2 victory. Johnson & Wales junior Olivia Molhant (Brussels, Belgium) picked up an 8-6 win at No. 2 doubles with fellow junior Jessica Cohen (Norton, Mass.).

With the win Simmons improves to 3-3, 2-0 in the GNAC while Johnson & Wales falls to 3-1, 1-1 in league play. The Wildcats will return to action on Tuesday, September 25th when then travel to Rhode Island College for a non-conference contest, starting at 3:30 p.m.

Singles
1. Alex Yudelevich (SC) def. Olivia Molhant (JWU) 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
2. Kendra Currier (SC) def. Melissa Engel (JWU) 7-5, 6-2
3. Dominika Hudcova (SC) def. Erienne Gale (JWU) 6-1, 6-1
4. Katy Hallihan (SC) def. Jessica Cohen (JWU) 6-2, 6-1
5. Lauren Faber (SC) def. Jenna Mastronardi (JWU) 6-0, 6-3
6. Maile Macleod (SC) def. Jessica Flammia (JWU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3

Doubles
1. Melissa Engel/Erienne Gale (JWU) def. Dominika Hudcova/Maile Macleod (SC) 8-6
2. Olivia Molhant/Jessica Cohen (JWU) def. Liz Hannigan/Jordan Borash (SC) 8-6
3. Samantha Bodine/Hannah Hintz (SC) def. Jessica Flammia/Emily Sanders (JWU) 8-6

JWU Women’s Tennis Downs UMass Dartmouth 7-2
September 8, 2007

Providence, R.I. -- The Johnson & Wales women’s tennis team posted a 7-2 win against UMass Dartmouth in a non-conference contest at the Moses Brown courts on Saturday after.

Johnson & Wales junior Olivia Molhant (Brussels, Belgium) took an impressive 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 1 singles and teamed with junior Jessica Cohen (Norton, Mass.) to take an 8-1 win at No. 2 doubles. The Wildcats also got a pair of victories from freshman Melissa Engle (Traverse City, Mich.) who won 6-0, 6-1 at No. 2 singles and also picked up an 8-2 win at No. 1 doubles.

With the win Johnson & Wales improves to 2-0 on the season while UMass Dartmouth is now 0-1 for the year. The Wildcats will return to action on Saturday, September 15th when they host Emmanuel in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference at noon.

Singles:
1. Olivia Molhant (JWU) def. Allison DeAngelis (UMD) 6-1, 6-0
2. Melissa Engle (JWU) def. Kim Pham (UMD) 6-0, 6-1
3. Becky Blair (UMD) def. Erienne Gale (JWU) 6-0, 5-7, 6-3
4. Jess Cohen (JWU) def. Blair Dalrymple (UMD) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
5. Jenna Mastronardi (JWU) def. Amber Ubertini (UMD) 6-2, 7-5
6. Jess Flammia (JWU) def. Nicole Cross (UMD) 6-3, 6-0

Doubles:
1. Engle/Gale (JWU) def. DeAngelis/Blair (UMD) 8-2
2. Molhant/Cohen (JWU) def. Dalrymple/Ubertini (UMD) 8-1
3. Cross/Amy Bullock (UMD) def. Flammia/Sandra Connelly (JWU) 8-6

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