BROOKLYN -- No. 2 Pratt Institute will challenge for its fifth straight Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship on Saturday after a 9-0 shutout of No. 3 College of New Rochelle Monday night at the ARC.
Freshman Melanie Kania earned a 10-1 victory over Nancy Varughese in No. 1 singles and teamed with Neeka Gilardian for an 8-3 win over Varughese and Shanique Roye. Gilardian, meanwhile, defeated Roye 8-2 in No. 2 singles.
The Cannoneers earned straight-set wins in fourth, fifth, and sixth singles from Yeh-Eun Heo, Nicole Hetzel, and Cailyn Culp, respectively. In third singles, Sude Rencber bested Marie Gomez, 8-2.
Second-seeded Pratt advances to the HVIAC Championship, where the Cannoneers will take on the winner of No. 1 Berkeley College and No. 4 Vaughn College on Saturday afternoon at the Billie Jean King USTA National Tennis Center.
Pratt Institute 9, New Rochelle 0
| Singles competition |
| 1. Melanie Kania (PRATT) def. Varughese, Nancy (CNR) 10-1 |
| 2. Neeka Gilardian (PRATT) def. Roye, Shanique (CNR) 8-2 |
| 3. Sude Rencber (PRATT) def. Gomez, Marie (CNR) 8-2 |
| 4. Yeh-Eun Heo (PRATT) def. Garcia, Shirley (CNR) 8-0 |
| 5. Nicole Hetzel (PRATT) def. Lamothe, Yveline (CNR) 10-0 |
| 6. Cailyn Culp (PRATT) def. Persaud, Vindhiya (CNR) 10-0 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Melanie Kania/Neeka Gilardian (PRATT) def. Varughese, Nancy/Roye, Shanique (CNR) 8-3 |
| 2. Sude Rencber/Yeh-Eun Heo (PRATT) def. Gomez, Marie/Garcia, Shirley (CNR) 8-6 |
| 3. Nicole Hetzel/Cailyn Culp (PRATT) def. Lamothe, Yveline/Persaud, Vindhiya (CNR) 8-1 |
