TROY, NY - After one day of action, the singles, SUNY New Paltz leads the Rensselaer Invitational Women's Tennis Tournament, hosted by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) at Prospect Park. The two-day, four-team tournament concludes with the doubles on Sunday morning beginning at 10am.

The Hawks saw their student-athletes capture three of the six singles flights while Hartwick College was victorious in two. New Paltz currently has 15 points, followed by Rensselaer with eight. Hartwick and St. John Fisher each have seven team points.

The singles portion of the tournament was set up with four players in six different flights. Each player played the other three competitors in a one-set (first to eight point) match. The person who won the most matches in their individual flights earned a point for their team.

Flight 1:
Hartwick (2-1): Betsy Breaznell def. Jessica Sitzer (RPI) 9-7; def. Stephanie Schara (NP) 8-6; lost to Laura Hale (SJF) 8-6 **Named winner by virtue of games won & head-to-head vs. New Paltz
New Paltz (2-1): Schara def. Sitzer (RPI) 8-1; def. Hale (SJF) 8-4; lost to Breaznell (HAR) 8-6
St. John Fisher (2-1): Hale def. Sitzer (RPI) 8-2; def. Breaznell (NP) 8-6; lost to Schara (SJF) 8-4
Renssealer (0-3): Sitzer lost to Schara (NP) 8-1; lost to Breaznell (HAR) 9-7; lost to Hale (NP) 8-2

Flight 2:
St. John Fisher (3-0): Elena Vahl def. Christine Roe (RPI), 9-7; def. Montana Wilson (NP) 8-2; def. Jen Lin (HAR) 8-3
New Paltz (2-1): Wilson def. Roe (RPI) 8-4; def. Lin (HAR) 8-3; lost to Vahl (SJF) 8-2
Rensselaer (1-2): Roe def. Lin (HAR) 8-4; lost to Wilson (NP) 8-4; lost to Vahl (SJF) 9-7
Hartwick (0-3): Lin lost to Roe (RPI) 8-4; lost to Wilson (NP) 8-3; lost to Vahl (SJF) 8-3

Flight 3:
New Paltz (3-0): Lindsey Garyn def. Brianna Dickie (RPI) 8-2; def. Christina Sorrentino (HAR) 8-0; def. Katie Barlow (SJF) 8-1
Rensselaer (2-1): Dickie def. Sorrentino (HAR) 8-1; def. Barlow (SJF) 8-1; lost to Garyn (NP) 8-2
St. John Fisher (1-2): Barlow def. Sorrentino (HAR) 8-0; lost to Dickie (RPI) 8-1; lost to Garyn (NP) 8-1
Hartwick (0-3): Sorrentino lost to Dickie (RPI) 8-1; lost to Garyn (NP) 8-2; lost to Barlow (SJF) 8-0

Flight 4:
Hartwick (3-0): Kim Post def. Zosia Casterline (RPI) 8-4; def. Lyndsey Lovinger (NP) 9-8 (7); def. Katie Catalano (SJF) 8-2
New Paltz (2-1): Lovinger def. Casterline (NP) 8-1; def. Catalano (SJF) 8-2; lost to Post (HAR) 9-8 (7)
Rensselaer (1-2): Casterline def. Catalano (SJF) 8-5; lost to Lovinger (NP) 8-1; lost to Post (HAR) 8-4
St. John Fisher (0-3): Catalano lost to Casterline (RPI) 8-5; lost to Lovinger (NP) 8-2; lost to Post (HAR) 8-2

Flight 5:
New Paltz (3-0): Ingrid Maryanski def. Hetal Baman (RPI) 9-7; def. Carly Jesset (HAR) 8-2; def. Katelyn Smith (SJF) 8-2
Rensselaer (2-1): Beman def. Jesset (HAR) 8-3; def. Smith (SJF) 9-7; lost to Maryanski (NP) 9-7
St. John Fisher (1-2): Smith def. Jesset (HAR) 8-6; lost to Beman (RPI) 9-7; lost to Maryanski (NP) 8-2
Hartwick (0-3): Jesset lost to Beman (RPI) 9-7; lost to Maryanski (NP) 8-2; lost to Smith (SJF) 8-6

Flight 6:
New Paltz (3-0): Alli Esposito def. Alexandra Armstrong (RPI) 8-3; def. Lauren Michels (HAR) 8-2; def. Jordan Brungard (SJF) 8-3
Rensselaer (2-1): Armstrong def. Michels (HAR) 8-1; def. Brungard (SJF) 8-1; lost to Esposito (NP) 8-3
Hartwick (1-2): Michels def. Brungard (SJF) 8-6; lost to Armstrong (RPI) 8-1; lost to Esposito (NP) 8-2
St. John Fisher (0-3): Brungard lost to Armstrong (RPI) 8-1; lost to Esposito (NP) 8-3; lost to Michels (HAR) 8-6