WOMEN'S TENNIS FALLS TO ASSUMPTION

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (April 13, 2006) - Sarah Pfefferkorn (Ludlow, Mass.) of the American International College women's tennis team picked up closed out her freshman season with a victory but the Yellow Jackets fell to Assumption 8-1 Thursday.  AIC finishes the season 0-12 overall and in the Northeast-10, while the Greyhounds are now 3-8 overall and in the league.

Pfefferkorn posted a victory over Courtney Caron of Assumption, who was forced to retire with an injust weith Pfefferkorn leading 5-4 in the first set.  Pfefferkorn closes out the season with a 6-5 record.

Assumption 8, American International 1

Singles Matches
1. Sarah Pfefferkorn (AIC) def. Courtney Caron (ASM)                      5-4, retired

2. Megan Wnuk (ASM) def. La'Sharie Randall (AIC)                           6-2, 6-0

3. Amanda Boyen (ASM) def. Makaria Martin (AIC)                            6-0, 6-0

4. Shannon Steele (ASM) def. Tyler Rockefeller (AIC)                        6-1, 6-0

5. Alison Huntington (ASM) def. Vanessa Brooks (AIC)                      6-0, 6-0

6. Ross Urso (ASM) def. Alicia Ferdinand (AIC)                                   6-0, 6-0

Doubles Matches
1. Kate Mattei/Caron (ASM) def. Pfefferkorn/Randall (AIC)                                                    8-3

2. Wnuk/Huntington (ASM) def. Martin/Brooks (AIC)                                                             8-2

3. Kate Hayden/Steele (ASM) def. Rockefeller/Sasha Daniels (AIC)                                        8-1