TENNIS:Pennington grad helpsQuinnipiac to first win

Pennington School graduate Adrienne Markison (Class of 2007) continues to improve on her tennis game.
Playing at No. 3 singles for the Quinnipiac Bobcats, Adrienne defeated Alison Campitiello 6-1, 6-2, helping Quinnipiac to a 4-3 triumph over UConn Oct. 13 in enemy territory.
With freshman Sarah Viebrock's win over Abby McKeon in a third-set tiebreaker, the Bobcats (1-0) edged the Huskies, 4-3, to post their first win of the season.
The NEC Rookie of the Year from Princeton who earned First-Team All-NEC recognition at both No. 1 doubles and No. 3 singles in 2007, Markison finished second on the team in singles wins with 16 her freshman year, including a 7-2 mark at No. 3 and a 2-1 record at No. 2 in dual matches. She added 16 more wins in doubles competition for a total of 32 victories in her inaugural collegiate season.
Last year as a sophomore, Markison earned Second Team All-NEC recognition in both singles (No. 2) and doubles (No. 1) play, winning 28 matches (14 each).
She earned 10 singles wins in dual matches at No. 2 and was paired with Mary Wilson to win 12 of 19 doubles matches at No. 1 in dual matches.
In one string to begin the month of April, Markison emerged victorious in 10 straight matches, including five each in singles and doubles.
At Pennington, Markison won over 100 matches in a much-heralded four-year high school career that saw her capture both New Jersey State Prep B and Mercer County individual crowns.
She also won the Red Raider Award which is Pennington's highest athletic honor.
Markison is consistently ranked among the top 150 nationally by the United States Tennis Association (USTA) and has ranked as high as No. 8 in the USTA Middle States section.
Also in USTA play, Adrienne competed in the National Open in El Paso, Texas, where she earned the Sportsmanship Award.
A Dean's List student, Markison is majoring in communications at Quinnipiac. Her extracurricular activities include the establishment of a national foundation called Next Generation for the Cure, an organization that raises breast cancer awareness among teenagers through participation in the Race for the Cure.
A player who began playing tennis at the age of five, Markison reached a ranking of 33rd nationally in doubles play by the time she turned 16.
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Compiled by Sports Editor Steve Sherman.