Women's Tennis Region XIX Tournament Site

Back to Back: The Roadrunners collect second consecutive Region XIX Championship

October 24-25, 2009 Deptford, NJ

Region XIX Tournament Brackets FINAL (.pdf) - updated 10/25/09

Back to Back – Roadrunners Repeat as Region XIX Tennis Champs
October 25, 2009, Deptford, NJ

For the first time in school history a Gloucester CC tennis team has repeated as the regional champ. The Roadrunners hosted the Region XIX Tournament this weekend and finished play this afternoon with 14 points to outlast Brookdale CC who finished with 11 points. This is the sixth Region XIX championship for the women’s tennis program and the first time it has been won in consecutive seasons.

The third doubles team of sophomore Amanda Berry (Logan Twp./Kingsway Regional HS) and freshman Courtney Addis (Williamstown, NJ/Williamstown HS) clinched the victory with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Brookdale’s team of Michelle Cheng and Ashley Stanzione. Other finals winners for Gloucester were #4 singles soph Sara Wilkins (Williamstown, NJ/Williamstown HS), #5 singles Addis, #6 singles Berry, and the second doubles team of Wilkins and Kristin Abdallah (Washington Twp./Washington Twp. HS).

Brookdale CC proved to be the strongest at the top of the lineup as Carly Graver captured the Region XIX Singles Championship with her win over GCC’s Abdallah by a score of 6-3, 3-6, 6-1. Graver teamed with Sofia Sarkissova to also win the Region XIX Doubles Championship. Those players qualify automatically for the NJCAA National Tournament.

As team champions, the Roadrunners will now prepare for the NJCAA National Championships which will be held May 1-6, 2010 in Tucson, Arizona. Last season the team finished fourth at the championships.

Championship Round Results

#1 Singles Final - Graver (Brookdale) d. Abdallah (Gloucester) 6-3, 3-6, 6-1

#2 Singles Final  - Sarkissova (Brookdale) d. Bell (Gloucester) 6-2, 6-1

#3 Singles Final - DeSabato (Brookdale) d. Crozier (Gloucester) 6-1, 6-4

#4 Singles Final - Wilkins (Gloucester) d. Eldridge (Mercer) 6-3, 6-1

#5 Singles Final - Addis (Gloucester) d. Werner (Brookdale) 6-1, 6-3

#6 Singles Final - Berry (Gloucester) d. Nishida (Mercer) 6-1, 6-1

#1 Doubles Final -Graver/Sarkissova (Brookdale) d. Bell/Crozier (Gloucester) 6-1, 6-1

#2 Doubles Final - Abdallah/Wilkins (Gloucester) d. DeSabato/Werner (Brookdale) 6-2, 6-1

#3 Doubles Final - Addis/Berry (Gloucester) v. Cheng/Stanzione (Brookdale) 6-2, 6-4

Team Point Totals
Gloucester CC 13
Brookdale CC 11
Mercer CC 2
Ocean CC 0

GCC INDIVIDUAL REGION CHAMPIONS

4th Singles: Sara Wilkins	5th Singles: Courtney Addis	6th Singles: Amanda Berry
2nd Doubles: Wilkins and Abdallah	3rd Doubles: Addis and Berry	Berry and Addis won the clinching match

Day 1 Review:

After the first day of play, it looks like Gloucester CC and Brookdale CC will battle it out for this year's Region XIX Championship. Gloucester advanced all their players to the final round of play and Brookdale will appear in 7 of the 9 final round matches on Sunday. Play is scheduled to begin at 10am at Gloucester County College, weather permitting.

On Saturday, play was moved indoors to the Mercer County Indoor Tennis Center. Gloucester started strong in the doubles matches as Christina Bell (Cherry Hill East H.S./Cherry Hill, NJ) and Ali Crozier (Delsea Regional H.S./Franklinville, NJ) teamed to defeat the 1st doubles team of Huggan and Britton from Ocean CC. This match was important to build confidence as Bell and Crozier lost to this same team in a dual match only six days prior. The Roadrunners played some of their best tennis to finish wiht a 6-0, 6-4 win.

In the singles, Crozier was in the spotlight again as she faced top seed Krystina Holsman from Mercer CC. Crozier and Holsman had split matches during the regular season. Again, Gloucester's Crozier was up to the challenge this time winning a grueling first set 7-5 and then pulling away for a 6-1 win in the second set. Soph Sara Wilkins (Williamstown H.S./Williamstown, NJ) won an important match against Brookdale's Michelle Cheng. This was the only match that featured players from Gloucester and Brookdale. On Sunday, Gloucester and Brookdale will sqaure off in 7 of the 9 finals matches.

Team Points - After 1 Round of Play

Gloucester 9

Brookdale 7

Mercer 2

Ocean 0

Schedule of Play Sunday

#1 Singles Final - Graver (Brookdale) v. Abdallah (Gloucester) 10am

#2 Singles Final  - Sarkissova (Brookdale) v. Bell (Gloucester) 10am

#3 Singles Final - Crozier (Gloucester) v. DeSabato (Brookdale) 10am

#4 Singles Final - Wilkins (Gloucester) v. Eldridge (Mercer) 10am

#5 Singles Final - Addis (Gloucester) v. Werner (Brookdale) 10am

#6 Singles Final - Berry (Gloucester) v. Nishida (Mercer) 10am

#1 Doubles Final -Graver/Sarkissova (Brookdale) v. Bell/Crozier (Gloucester) not before 11:30am

#2 Doubles Final - Abdallah/Wilkins (Gloucester) v. DeSabato/Werner (Brookdale) not before 11:30am

#3 Doubles Final - Addis/Berry (Gloucester) v. Cheng/Stanzione (Brookdale) not before 11:30am

Tournament Preview-posted 10/22/09

Gloucester County College will host the 2009 Region XIX Tournament. The Roadrunners will be looking to repeat their success from 2008, where they captured the Region championship and finished fourth at the NJCAA National Championship Tournament.The Roadrunners are led by returning players Kristin Abdallah, Ali Crozier, Sara Wilkins and Amanda Berry.

The main rival this season for Gloucester has been Brookdale CC. Brookdale boasts the #1 seeds at first and second singles and first doubles. Freshman Carly Graver was undefeated at #1 singles in Region XIX play and finished second at the ITA Regional Tournament. The teams met twice during the regular season, splitting the two dual matches.

Mercer CC and Ocean CC will round out the competition which will begin with semifinal matches at 10am on Saturday at Gloucester CC. Final round matches will be played Sunday starting at 10am also at Gloucester CC. In the event of inclement weather, the tournament will be moved indoors to the courts at Mercer County Indoor Tennis Center.