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Welch Wins Three Rounds of Singles at IPFW Invitational
Tuesday, October 7 2008

Fort Wayne, Ind. -- The Youngstown State women's tennis team played in its final fall invitational this weekend at IPFW. The Penguins competed against teams from Detroit, Evansville, Valparaiso and IPFW. No team scores were kept in the three- day long event.

In Singles Flight 5, Tanisha Welch won all three of her matches. Welch first beat Pin Sorensen from Evansville 4-6, 6-2 (7). She then downed Sachi Janek from IPFW 6-4, 6-4. Welch finished off the round by defeating Valpo's Stephanie York 6-2, 6-0.

Irena Lanc competed in Singles Flight 6 winning two of her three matches. Lanc beat Stephanie Mills from Evansville 6-4, 6-2 and Alex Forsyth from IPFW 6-0, 6-1.

In Flight 9, Kelly Culbertson defeated IPFW's Ashley Hunter 6-1, 6-4 and Jacki O'Reilly from Valpo 6-1, 6-1.

Hannah Patten and Jessica Mullis both played in Singles Flight 10 winning all their matches. Patten beat Camilla Burden from Valpo 6-2, 6-4 and Rafaela Hadba from IPFW 6-3, 6-0. Mullis defeated IPFW's Rafaels Hadba, 6-2, 6-4 and Valpo's Camill Burdern, 6-2, 6-2.

At Doubles, Gretchen Cloern and Sarah Lynch won two of their three rounds of doubles in Flight 2. The duo beat York and Bilyev from Valpo 8-6 and Schwartz and Kiefer from Valpo 8-2.

Nicole Haralambopoulos and Lauren Hankle also defeated Schwartz and Kiefer 8-3 and Brien and Forsyth from IPFW 8-4.

In Flight 3, Irena Lanc and Hannah Patten beat Davis from Detroit and Sharma from Evansville 8-3. Culbertson and Mullis downed Hunter and Hadba from IPFW 8-4.

Select members of the women's tennis team will next play in the Rolex Regional in Ann Arbor, Michigan on October 22-25.

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Volkova Finishes Second-Place in Flight 2 of Bowling Green Invitational
Tuesday, September 23 2008

Bowling Green, Ohio -- The YSU women's tennis team opened the fall season at the Bowling Green Invitational. A total of nine teams, including YSU, participated in the weekend long event. No team scores were kept. Junior Anna Volkova claimed second-place in Flight 2 while freshman Anna Lynch finished third-place in Flight 1.

Lynch defeated Detroit's Annie Moore 6-2, 6-2 before falling to Safiyya Ismail from Cincinnati by a score of 6-3, 6-1. Lynch came back in the third round to beat Xavier's Kara Courtney, 6-4, 4-6(9)

Volkova won the first round of her flight against IUPUI's Vanessa Carna, 7-6 (3), 6-1 and then in the second round against Ksenia Slycko from Cincinnati 6-4, 7-5. Volkova fell in the third round 6-1, 6-0 to finish second.

In doubles action, Hannah Patten and Irena Lanc placed third in Flight 4. Patten and Lanc teamed up to beat IUPUI's Karlee Rush and Kelly Davis, 8-1. The pair lost 8-2 in the second round to Akron and then beat Cleveland State's Denisa Muntean and Molly Drake by a score of 9-8 (6) to finish third.

The women's team will be back in action on October 3-5 at the Ball State Invitational.

Men's Tennis

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Robert Emig Earns Horizon League Athlete of the Week Honors
Wednesday, September 17 2008

Youngstown -- Sophomore Robert Emig was named athlete of the week for men's tennis for his performance in the St. Bonaventure Fall Classic as announced by the league on Wednesday. Emig had two comeback wins at singles and a win at doubles at the invitational.

At No. 1 singles, Emig won his match against St. Francis (Pa.) 4-6, 6-2, 8-6. He also won at No. 3 singles against the University at Buffalo 4-6, 6-4, 6-6. Emig joined teammate Chris Leson to beat St. Francis at doubles by a score of 8-2.

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Men's Tennis Fairs Well in St. Bonaventure Fall Classic
Wednesday, September 10 2008

St. Bonaventure, N.Y. -- The YSU men's tennis team opened the season at the St. Bonaventure Fall Classic. In addition to St. Bonaventure, YSU also played St. Francis (Pa.) and the University at Buffalo. No team scores were kept in the three-day long event.

On Saturday, the Penguins picked up four wins at singles against St. Francis (Pa.) Transfer Rob Emig beat Stephen Kowalski 4-6, 6-2 (8) in the No. 1 spot. Freshmen Michael Kathary and Patrick Hamning both won their matches by a score of 6-1, 6-3. Junior Chris Leson beat Jeffrey Seevers in the No. 5 spot 6-3, 6-2..

Hamning and Leson also teamed up at doubles on Sunday to beat St. Francis (Pa.) 8-6 at No. 1. Kathary and Steven D'Angleo won their match in the No. 2 spot by a score of 8-2.

Emig finished up the weekend with a win in the tie-breaker set against Octavian Stane from the University at Buffalo, 4-6, 6-4 (8)

D'Angelo walked away with a win over Buffalo as well beating Kristof Custers, 4-6, 7-6(4), (4).

Head Coach Eric Ronan was pleased with how the team played this weekend.

"This is a very young team. I could tell that they were nervous, but as the weekend went on I saw much improvement," said Ronan.

"This team is ready to play and I feel that the future looks bright."

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Transfer Robert Emig Joins Men's Tennis Team
Thursday, August 14 2008

Youngstown -- Head men's tennis coach Eric Ronan announced that Robert Emig will transfer from the University of Mary Washington to play tennis at YSU this fall.

Emig of Sewickley, Pa. played at No. 1 singles for three years at Ambridge High School. In his senior year, Emig was ranked 6th at states and 30th in middlestates.

During his freshman year, the University of Mary Washington won the CAC title for the eighth straight year and for the 13th time in school history. UMW went on to place 8th in the NCAA tournament. Emig also beat the No. 3 seed from Carnegie Mellon at the ITA tournament last fall.

Emig will join freshman teammates Steve D'Angelo, Michael Kathary, Patrick Hamning and junior Chris Leson this fall.

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Men's Tennis Adds Two New Recruits
Saturday, June 21 2008

Youngstown -- Head men's tennis coach Eric Ronan announced that Patrick Hamning and Michael Kathary have signed letters of intent to join the tennis program this fall.

Hamning of Middletown, Ohio played at No. 2 singles his freshman and sophomore years at Lakota East High School before transferring to Middletown High School in his junior year. While at Middletown Hamning played at No. 1 singles and was the sectional runner-up in doubles. He also joined teammate Michael Cole to become district champions in doubles and claim the State Title in Division I doubles.

Hamming enjoyed continued success at doubles in his senior year as well. He was a sectional champion district runner-up and a State Division 1 quarterfinalist. Hamning also won the prestigious Cincinnati High School Coaches Classic tournament playing in the most competitive bracket.

Kathary, younger brother to YSU tennis stand-out Scott Kathary, graduated from Dublin-Scioto and attended Costal Carolina for a year before deciding to continue his tennis career at YSU. In his junior year, Kathary won second place in the 2006 Central District Boys Tennis Tournament. While in high school he also placed fourth at No. 1 singles at the OCC-Capital Tournament and third place at the sectional at Davidson. Kathary holds the honor of becoming Dublin-Scioto's first two-time state qualifier.

Ronan is excited about the additions to the team

"We have two great new players and I'm really looking forward to the fall and spring seasons," he added.

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Men's Tennis Signs Talented New Recruit for Fall 2008
Wednesday, April 30 2008

Youngstown -- Head men's tennis coach Eric Ronan announced the singing of recruit Steve D'Angelo who will join the tennis program in the fall . D'Angelo was a stand-out player at Wheeling Park High School his freshman and sophomore years before relocating to Mt. Lebanon High School in Pittsburgh, Pa.

While in West Virginia, D'Angelo was an all-state first-team selection back-to-back years. He also won both singles and doubles state championships his sophomore year.

D'Angelo is nationally ranked at No. 284 and is ranked No. 16 in the Middle States. He has also played in 13 different state competitions including the Super Nationals, National Clay Courts, National Opens and was selected to play in Zone Team for Middle States.

Ronan is pleased with D'Angleo's decision to come to YSU.

"I'm really excited about Steve joining the program," said Ronan

"I'm also looking forward to the success he can bring. He is a welcome addition to the team."

Women's Tennis

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Women's Tennis Claims 7th Place in HL Tournament with 4-2 Win Over Wright State
Sunday, April 27 2008

Indianapolis, Ind.-- The Youngstown State women's tennis concluded the spring season by beating the No. 7 seed Wright State, 4-2, on Saturday afternoon in the third round of the Horizon league tournament. YSU finishes seventh in the league out of nine teams. UIC and Butler will play for the league title Sunday at 9:00 a.m.

YSU won the doubles point by winning 8-6 at No. 1 and 8-3 in the No. 3 spot. Anna Volkova and Tanisha Welch teamed up to beat Christa Ames and Kenisha Webb while Michelle Fuleky and Hannah Patten downed Monica Cappozziello and Jackie Garrett.

Welch also won her singles match in the No. 2 slot 6-2, 6-2. Senior Emily Thayer won her final match as a Penguin by defeating Karina Presti 6-0, 4-6 and 7-6 (6) in the third set. Kelly Culbertson helped add to YSU's points with her 6-3, 6-0 win at No. 5.

The Raiders only two points of the match came in the No. 1 spot as Jessica Lee beat Volkova 6-3, 6-0 and at No. 4 with Fuleky's retirement.

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Scott Kathary and Anna Volkova GarnerHorizon League Accolades
Saturday, April 26 2008

Indianapolis, Ind. -- Senior men's tennis player Scott Kathary was named to the All-Horizon League First-Team and Sophomore women's tennis player Anna Volkova was chosen for the All-Horizon League Second Team as announced by the league on Friday evening.

Kathary, who was an All-League Second Team selection the past two years, finished the season with a career high and team best nine wins at No. 1 doubles. Kathary also won four singles matches in the No. 1 spot that were decided in the third set tie-breaker. He earned league wins against Cleveland State, Green Bay and Milwaukee at No. 1 singles.

Volkova, a transfer from Marshall, posted a four match win-streak at No. 1 singles. Volkova finished the regular season with at team best 10 wins, including four league victories.

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Green Bay Gets Past Women's Tennis 4-3 in First Round of HL Tournament
Saturday, April 26 2008

Indianapolis, Ind.-- The No. 5 seed Youngstown State women's faced the No. 8 seed Green Bay on Friday afternoon in the first round of the Horizon League Tennis Championship. The Penguins spilt the singles matches, but dropped the doubles point in the 4-3 loss to the Phoenix.

Hannah Patten and Irean Lanc picked up the 8-2 win at No. 3 singles, while Green Bay earned the wins at No. 1 and 2 doubles to take the early lead.

In singles action, Tanisha Welch, Michelle Fuleky and Kelly Culbertson each won their matches in straight sets. Welch beat Kelly Stadum 6-2, 6-2 in the No. 2 spot. Fuleky defeated Callee Conda 6-3, 6-2 at No. 4 and Kelly Culbertson easily downed Kari Petrashek 6-1, 6-0 in the sixth spot.

Lanc battled with Laura Bartingale in the No. 3 spot to three sets but fell 3-6, 6-2, 6-1. Emily Thayer also lost a tough match dropping the second set tie-breaker 7-6 (7-4).
The women's tennis team will play the second round of the tournament tomorrow morning against No. Valparaiso. Match time is set for 10 a.m.