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Tennis Team Aces Florida Tournament

March 31, 2011 Cat Tacopina 0

With spring break then approaching, the New Paltz tennis team was not thinking of relaxing. While they would be traveling to Florida, they were more focused on the competition that they would be facing there. The team left early on the Friday before break started to head south to compete. Through a program called “Spring Break Sports,” the team matched up against the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Colby College, Merrimack College and Colorado College while only seeing defeat against Colby. Before the trip, Head Coach Rob Bruley was already looking toward the matches with excitement and confidence. […]

Softball Swings Into New Season

March 17, 2011 Cat Tacopina 0

The last thing the softball team’s Head Coach Denise Marchese wants anyone to think is that her team will not perform to standard because they are in a “building year.” “They call it a building year and I hate that,” said Marchese. “It’s a cop-out. It is a building year but it’s not an excuse not to do well. I think our secret weapon is going to be what we have in our lineup.” After a 2010 spring season that saw the Hawks go 20-18 overall, the team is ready to jump back into the game starting over spring […]