June 26, 2003

The addition of Denver, Colo. native Andrea (Andi) Marcove and Christian Brothers Academy of Syracuse graduate Mary Margaret (Molly) Scullin rounds out the current crop of recruits to the Siena College women's tennis program. The duo join 2002 Empire State Games Gold Medal winner Julia Lebedev and New York State High School Championship qualifier Sugam Langer as members of the Siena College Class of 2007.

Marcove a graduate of the Rocky Mountain Hebrew Academy was allowed to play scholastic tennis as a member of Denver's Thomas Jefferson High School since the Academy didn't have a girls tennis program. The 5-6 baseliner finished third in the 4A sectional semifinals of the Colorado High School Athletic Association and reached the semifinals of the Denver Prep Girls Tennis Tournament. Marcove, who also played varsity basketball and volleyball during her first three years of high school, decided to forego them as a senior to concentrate on tennis.

Molly Scullin, one of five tennis playing Scullin sisters, completed her scholastic tennis career at CBA as their #2 singles player. The Liverpool, N.Y. resident, who had been spending part of her last few summers in the Albany area with her family, began to seriously consider continuing her education and tennis career at Siena this past summer when she and her family befriended Saints sophomore Rali Hristova. The two while both were working out on the Siena courts.

"Molly and Andi are hard workers who enjoy tennis very much," Siena Head Coach Jeff Bloomberg said. "They both have a lot of promise and it will be fun to help them reach their full potential."

Bloomberg, whose Saints finished last year with a 17-4 record and reached the finals of the conference championship for the first time in the program's history, is looking to try to fill the shoes of Siena's most successful tennis player Nikki Mayer who graduated in May. Adding the likes of Lebedev and Langer to an already solid line-up along with the untapped talent of Scullin and Marcove should help.