Emmitsburg, Md. (October 19, 2014) – Competing for the last time until the spring, the Mount women's tennis team ended the fall portion of its schedule on a high note with a 5-2 home victory over Rider on Sunday afternoon at the Mount Tennis Courts.

The Mountaineers (3-1) jumped out to a 1-0 advantage by winning the doubles point over Rider (0-7).

Freshmen Sruthi Kamprath and Cassandra Powell earned an 8-2 No. 2 doubles win over Kerrin Toner and Danielle Scrudato, while sophomore Erin Benefiel and senior Danielle Nguyen won their No. 3 doubles match over Leonora Paul and Montana Morris by an identical 8-2 score. The Mount's pairings of Kamprath/Powell and Benefiel/Nguyen lead the team with six doubles victories apiece.

Moving to singles, Rider took the top two singles matches with the Mount adding wins at No. 3-6. Kamprath and Powell picked up straight set wins in their No. 3 and 4 matches, respectively. Kamprath defeated Scudato, and Powell took down Toner.

In the final two slots, Nguyen played her way to a 6-1, 6-1 win versus Paul at No. 5, and Jennifer Smith beat Morris at No. 6 by the same 6-1, 6-1 score.

The Mount will not compete again until the spring season.

DOUBLES
No. 1: Noll /Caravaglio (RIDER) def. K. Smith /J. Smith (MOUNT) 8-5
No. 2: Kamprath /Powell (MOUNT) def. Toner /Scrudato (RIDER) 8-2
No. 3: Benefiel/Nguyen (MOUNT) def. Paul /Morris (RIDER) 8-2

SINGLES
No. 1: Alison Noll (RIDER) def. Erin Benefiel (MOUNT) 6-2, 6-1
No. 2: Michelle Caravaglio (RIDER) def. Kelly Smith (MOUNT) 6-4, 6-3
No. 3: Sruthi Kamprath (MOUNT) def. Danielle Scrudato (RIDER) 6-0, 6-4
No. 4: Cassandra Powell (MOUNT) def. Kerrin Toner (RIDER) 6-1, 6-2
No. 5: Danielle Nguyen (MOUNT) def. Leonora Paul (RIDER) 6-1, 6-1
No. 6: Jennifer Smith (MOUNT) def. Montana Morris (RIDER) 6-1, 6-1