Queens, NY – Jessie Franklin, Kirby Reiss, and Maria Perevezentseva all notched singles victories at the third, fourth and sixth flights respectively, helping top seeded Queens College past second seeded Concordia to capture the 2007 East Coast Conference women’s tennis championship Thursday afternoon at Queens.

The championship was the fifth consecutive team tournament title for the Lady Knights (10-1), after recently clinching their seventh straight regular season title.

Franklin took the No. 3 singles matchup, topping Concordia’s Adeline Brennan, 7-5, 6-0, while Reiss topped Amy Boyd 6-1, 6-1 and Perevezentseva defeated Sabrina Hager, 6-2, 6-0.

Concordia’s Somadi Druker topped Alyssa Morra in the No. 1 singles flight, 6-3, 6-0 for the Clippers, who moved to 7-2 overall.

Queens took two of three doubles matches. The Lady Knights’ tandem of Laura Mocodeanu and Reiss along with Jen Merideth and Perevezentseva earned 8-0 and 8-4 victories, at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles, respectively. Druker and Celise Sensaker teamed for a 9-7 win at No. 1 doubles for Concordia.

The ECC season does not end with the team tournament, as flight champions will be crowned over the coming weekend. The two-day tournament takes place on the Queens campus, beginning Saturday and concluding Sunday afternoon.

ECC Women’s Tennis Championship
At Queens
(1) Queens 5 (2) Concordia 2

Doubles Results
No. 1 : (Concordia) Somadi Druker & Celise Sensaker def. Alyssa Morra & Jessie Franklin, 9-7
No. 2: (Queens) Laura Mocodeanu & Kirby Reiss def. Amy Boyd & Adeline Brennan, 8-0
No. 3: (Queens) Jen Merideth & Maria Perevezentseva def. Tita Kiss & Sabrina Hager, 8-4

Singles Results
No. 1 (Concordia) Somadi Draker def. Alyssa Morra, 6-0, 3-6
No. 3 (Queens) Jessie Franklin def. Adeline Brennan, 7-5, 6-0
No. 4 (Queens) Kirby Reiss def. Amy Boyd, 6-1, 6-1
No. 6 (Queens) Maria Perevezentseva def. Sabrina Hager, 6-2, 6-0