Liz Bondi and Amrita Padda Take ITA Doubles Title; Bondi in Singles Final

October 14, 2006

October 14, 2006, Greencastle, Ind. - Carthage College's "doubles team of Amanda Sta. Romana and Elizca Buys lost 6-3, 2-6, 10-6 to Elizabeth Bondi and Amrita Padda of DePauw University in the semifinals of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's Small College Championship at Florida Gulf Coast University at Fort Myers, Fla.," reports the Journal Times of Racine, Wisconsin. Bondi and Padda went on to defeat Sewanee's team of Laura Fanjoy and Gabriela Cavalho 6-2, 6-1 yesterday and win the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division III Women's Doubles title. (photo at left shows Bondi and Padda after finishing second last spring at the 2006 NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Championships)

The DePauw duo advance to the ITA's Super Bowl of Tennis where they'll face the junior college champions Hiroko Nishikawa and Mizuho Nishimura of Hillsborough Community College in a semifinal match today.

Liz Bondi, the top-seeded singles player advanced to the singles final after defeating Carnegie Mellon's Amy Staloch in the semifinals by a 6-2, 6-1 score. She'll face Carvalho in Saturday's finals.

Access the newspaper item here. You'll find comprehensive coverage of the women's tennis team by clicking here.

DePauw's men's doubles team of Scott Swanson and Evan Webeler finished third at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division III Men's Double Championship.  Read more here.

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