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Women's Tennis
Holy Cross women’s tennis is off to a perfect 8-0 to
start its 2002 fall campaign. The Crusaders have defeated
Merrimack, Siena, Connecticut College, Rhode Island, Assumption,
Brandeis, Stonehill and New Hampshire so far this season.
The team is led by Amy Crump ’03 (Farmington,
Conn.) who holds a 4-3 record at the first singles position
this season. Crump is followed by her sister, Missy Crump ’04 (Farmington,
Conn.), at second singles; Missy has posted a record of 5-2
at that spot. The sisters then pool their resources to play
first doubles for Holy Cross, starting 6-1 overall. And they
are not the only sisters playing doubles on the roster: Allison and Melissa
Levy ’04 (Flossmor, Ill.) play second doubles and
are a perfect 7-0 in doubles competition this season. In
singles, Allison is 4-1, while Melissa is undefeated (7-0).
Holy Cross also is anchored by veterans Alison Bell ’05 (Crossville,
Tenn.), Brittany Burns ’04 (Cranston, R.I.),
and Jianna Chew ’03 (Honolulu, Hawaii). Head
Coach Mike Lucas has found his first-year students
contributing to the team’s winning ways this year as
well. Carrie Simmons ’06 (Raynham, Mass.) and Katie
Irwin ’06 (Franklin Lakes, N.J.) have contributed
big wins for the team in both singles and doubles this year.
The Crusaders’ most impressive outing so far came in
the Fairfield University Women’s Doubles Festival on
Sept. 21. The team of Allison and Melissa Levy went 4-1 and
captured first place in Flight B of the tournament. The combination
of Burns, Chew and Simmons put together five straight wins
and won first place for Flight C. Amy and Missy Crump finished
3-2 on the day, which placed third in Flight A. The squad
hopes to continue its winning streak with its only remaining
games against Hartford, Providence, Marist, Fairfield, Sacred
Heart and Connecticut.
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