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Mattituck grad opens tennis season with win

SAINT MICHAEL’S ATHLETICS PHOTO | Mattituck grad Erica Bundrick won her first tennis match of the 2013 season for Saint Michael’s College.

WOMEN’S TENNIS: It’s Bundrick in straight sets First-year player Erica Bundrick of Mattituck notched a 6-3, 6-0 win at No. 2 singles for Saint Michael’s College (Vt.), which began the 2013 portion of its schedule by topping American International College, 8-1, in a Northeast-10 Conference match on Sunday to remain unbeaten on the season. The win in the Purple Knights’ first match since Oct. 6 left Saint Michael’s at 3-0 overall and in the conference.

SOFTBALL: State tourney coming to Riverhead The Riverhead Little League will host the state softball tournament for the 11-12-year-old majors division. Six teams will participate in the double-elimination tournament, with the dream of earning a berth to the Eastern Regional Tournament in Bristol, Conn. The tournament will open with a Champion Recognition Banquet for the teams and guests, is tentatively scheduled for the week after the Fourth of July, according to the Riverhead Little League president, Tony Sammartano. An opening ceremony and parade of teams will also be held. All games will be played at Stotzky Memorial Park in Riverhead.

“As with any event of this magnitude, we will look to the businesses, community leaders and families of our league to make this event a memorable one for the teams participating and something our town can be proud of,” Sammartano said in a press release.

RUNNING: Riverhead endurance event Registrations are being accepted for the third annual Riverfront 24 Endurance Run/Walk, a benefit for Suffolk County United Veterans that will start at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, and conclude at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 14. A 12-hour Enduro will begin at 2 a.m. on Sunday, April 14, and finish the same time as the 24-hour event. Racers may compete solo or as a team with a limitless number of teammates. For more information, call Suffolk County United Veterans at (631) 924-8088.