Sept. 25, 2001

LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. - Vermont held off a late Siena (2-1) rally to post a win in non-conference women's tennis action in Loudonville this afternoon. Maika Foukal's late victory over Siena's Betsy Brookins secured the win.

Playing top singles, Siena's Nikki Mayer (Latham, N.Y./Shaker) won for the third consecutive time. Sophomore Andrea Disponzeo (Farmingdale, N.Y./Farmingdale) defended second singles for the Saints defeating Joanna Kahn 6-1, 6-3. Brooke Fisher posted the Saints other singles victory in dramatic fashion, battling back from a 5-7 first set loss to claim 7-5 and 10-4 wins.

Alie Taylor and Liz DeCurtis joined Foukal with singles victories for the Catamounts.

In doubles action the pairing of Mayer and Disponzeo bested Kahn and Molly Moran for a Siena win. Susannah O'Brien and Ali Taylor combined with Danielle Fleury and Ali Pelkey to post the determining doubles victories for Vermont.

Singles
1 SC Nicole Mayer def. Molly Moran (6-4, 6-2)
2 SC Andrea Disponzio def. Joanna Kahn (6-1, 6-3)
3 UVM Maika Foukal def. Betsy Brookins (6-4, 3-6 and 10-4)
4 UVM Alie Taylor def. Anita Puduserri (6-1, 6-0)
5 SC Brooke Fisher def. Susannah O'Brien (5-7, 7-5 and 10-4) 6 UVM Liz DeCurtis def. Jenn Fahr (6-2, 6-4)

Doubles
SC Mayer and Disponzeo def. Moran and Kahn (8-6)
UVM O'Brien and Taylor def. Brookins and Fisher (8-4)
UVM Danielle Fleury and Ali Pelkey def. Puduserri and Collen Brady (8-0)