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Women's Tennis

Women's Tennis Tops Union At Liberty League Tournament

Engineers beat Dutchwomen for the second time in three days

Christine Roe
CANTON, N.Y. – Junior Jessica Sitzer (Rockaway, NJ/Morris Hills) won at both second singles and first doubles to lead the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) women's tennis team to a 6-3 victory over Union in the Liberty League Tournament at Newell Courts. With the win, the Engineers improve to 6-7, while the Dutchwomen fall to 3-11.

Pairing with senior Christine Roe (Phoenix, AZ/North) at first doubles, Sitzer helped RPI defeat Union for the second time in three days. Also winning twice in the match was sophomore Zosia Casterline (Farmington, MI/Farmington) who took the third singles match (6-0, 6-3), while winning at second doubles with freshman Brianna Dickie (Acton, MA/Acton Regional).

Below are the individual and doubles results by flight:

Singles

1. Hallie Mabrey (UNION) def. Roe (PRI) 6-1, 7-5
2. Sitzer (RPI) def. Elise Malkin (UNION) 6-1, 6-3
3. Casterline (RPI) def. Brittany Gilbert (UNION) 6-0, 6-3
4. Andie Coopersmith (UNION) def. Hetal Baman (RPI) 6-0, 6-1
5. Kim Viles (RPI) def. Dee Dee Gaudian (UNION) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
6. Dickie (RPI) def. Liz Lehman (UNION) 6-4, 7-6 (12-10)

Doubles

1. Roe/Sitzer (RPI) def. Mabrey/Malkin (UNION) 8-6
2. Casterline/Dickie (RPI) def. Gilbert/ Gaudian (UNION) 8-3
3. Coopersmith/Legman (UNION) def. Jeanette Carillo/Viles (RPI) 8-6
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