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MANOUKIAN TURNS IN RUNNER-UP FINISH AT CACC TOURNAMENT

10-23-05
COLTS NECK, N.J. - Caldwell College senior Oksana Manoukian (Old Tappan, NJ/Northern Valley Regional) won her first three singles matches at the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Women's Tennis Individual Tournament before losing in the finals at the Colts Neck Racquet Club Sunday afternoon. Manoukian, who fell to N.J.I.T.'s Julia Doci 6-4, 6-3, received all-CACC honors as a result of her runner-up finish.

On Saturday, the second-seeded Manoukian defeated Georgian Court's Katie Henriques 10-1 in the first round and USP's Amanda Bedway 7-5, 6-1 in the quarterfinals. Manoukian earned a spot in the final by beating Maddie Smith of Philadelphia University 6-3, 6-3 earlier on Sunday. Manoukian ends her season with a singles record of 12-3, including two losses to the top-seeded Doci.

Also in Saturday's action, junior Joellen Keaney (Oak Bluffs, MA/Marthas Vineyard Reg.), right, lost in the first round of the singles draw to Holy Family's Quena Borres 10-2. In the doubles draw, Keaney and Manoukian won their first match before bowing out in the quarterfinals to Smith and Amanda Frantz of Philadelphia, 8-1.

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