FREDONIA, N.Y. -- Three Fredonia State seniors were inserted into the lineup Monday in an 8-1 women's volleyball victory over the Thiel Tomcats.
The Blue Devils improved to 7-2 with the win, the final home match of the season.
The seniors were recognized during a ceremony before the match, then all responded with wins.
Katie Clark (Webster) and
Julie Kalita (Niagara Falls) combined to win the No. 3 doubles match, 8-2, over Thiel's Mercedez Quarles and Kelsey Smith.
Lesley Cerniglia (Lindenhurst) earned the No. 6 singles point when she defeated Smith, 6-0, 6-0.
It was the first varsity match for Clark and Kalita, and the first match of the season for Cerniglia.
Among the Fredonia State underclassmen, juniors
Miller Barmasse (Lockport) and Jess Johnston (Fredonia) combined to win the No. 2 singles match as well as singles matches -- Johnston at No. 2, Barmasse at No. 4.
Other Fredonia State singles winners were junior
Alison Phillips (Orchard Park) at No. 1, sophomore
Sara DiFulvio (Rochester) at No. 3, and junior
Molly Zanetti (Saratoga Springs) at No. 5.
The Blue Devils are scheduled to travel to Alfred on Tuesday before closing out their regular season Wednesday at Roberts Wesleyan.
They are then scheduled to meet Plattsburgh at 7 p.m. Friday in Binghamton in the first round of the SUNYAC Tournament. The Blue Devils are the No. 3 seed from the West Division, and the Cardinals are No. 2 from the East.
The results:
FREDONIA STATE 8, THIEL 1
Doubles -- 1) Thiel -- Shay Kashey and Lauren Mittner def.
Alison Phillips and
Sara DiFulvio, 9-8 (7-5); 2) Fredonia --
Miller Barmasse and Jess Johnston def. Sandy Rodeheaver and Liz Moir, 8-1; 3) Fredonia --
Katie Clark and
Julie Kalita def. Mercedez Quarles and Kelsey Smith, 8-2.
Singles -- 1) Fredonia -- Phillips def. Kashey, 3-6, 6-3 (10-4); 2) Fredonia -- Johnston def. Mittner, 6-2, 6-1; 3) Fredonia -- DiFulvio def. Moir, 6-0, 6-0; 4) Fredonia -- Barmasse def. Rodeheaver, 6-0, 6-0; 5) Fredonia -- Zanetti def. Quarles, 6-0, 6-1; 6) Fredonia --
Lesley Cerniglia def. Smith, 6-0, 6-0.
