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2017 Spring Sports Wrap-Up Continued
CAMILA GARCIA ’19
SOFTBALL (21-15, 6-6 LIBERTY LEAGUE) • Four Yellowjackets earned UAA All-Academic: Mevorach, Andrew Nunno ’18,
Jun Yuminaga ’18, and Fujimaki
Team Highlights • Tanmay Thakkar ’20 and Nunno won at third doubles against NYU at the UAA
• The Yellowjackets had an impressive start to their season defeating Staten Championships
Island and Franklin College in Orlando • Fujimaki earned a singles win at the #2 position
• The University of Rochester finished their spring break trip 9-3, which is the
best in program history.
• The Yellowjackets had a six-game win streak and defeated regionally ranked WOMEN’S TENNIS (13-7)
Ithaca 5-3 Team Highlights
• The women finished the year ranked sixth in the NCAA Regional Rankings • The Yellowjackets took all six positions in singles play beating RPI 7-2, St.
• Rochester defeated RPI, the eventual champions of the Liberty League, 10-1 Lawrence 7-2, and William Smith 8-1
in 5 innings
• The women had an impressive performance in Puerto Rico winning 8-1, 8-1,
Individual Highlights and 9-0 in their matches
• Sam Malecki ’17 had her first career no-hitter against Lancaster Bible College • The ’Jackets defeated central division ranked John Carroll University and
• Six Yellowjackets were named All-Liberty League—First Team: Harleigh nationally ranked Oberlin College
Kaczegowicz ’19 and Eleni Wechsler ’17; Second Team: Jocelynn Blackshear • The Yellowjackets ended their regular season defeating local rival RIT
’18, Shelby Corning ’17, Lydia Petricca ’20, and Rachael Pletz ’19 9-0 and having a seven-game winning streak before entering the UAA
• Kaczegowicz was named First Team Academic All-District by CoSida and also Championships
finished the year batting .436, which is fifth in program history • Rochester finished with a #13 Northeast ranking and a #35 National Ranking
• Wechsler set the program record in career shutouts with 22 by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA)
Individual Highlights
MEN’S TENNIS (9-12) • Sravya Gudipudi ’20, Alex Wolkoff ’19, and Darby McCall ’17 were double
winners against William Smith College
Team Highlights • The ITA ranked Camila Garcia ’19 at #24 in the Northeast in singles and
• The Yellowjackets defeated regional opponents Ithaca College and St. ranked Garcia and Lauren Zickar ’17 at #13 in the Northeast in doubles.
Lawrence University • Wolkoff was selected as the UAA’s women’s tennis Athlete of the Week
• The men were very successful in Puerto Rico winning all three of their matches following her performance against Oberlin College and John Carroll University
• The ’Jackets swept Union College 9-0 • Four Yellowjackets were named UAA All-Academic honorees: Mariana Flores
• Rochester finished the season ranked #18 in the Northeast by the NCAA Kim ’17, Zickar, McCall, and Garcia
• Gudipudi was awarded All-UAA Second Team for #2 singles, and Garcia and
Individual Highlights
• Masaru Fujimaki ’19 and Aaran Mevorach ’18 were ranked #15 in doubles in Zickar were awarded All-UAA Honorable Mention for #1 doubles by the UAA
the Northeast by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Conference