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TROY, N.Y. - The nationally-ranked St. Lawrence University women's tennis team won two of three doubles matches and all six singles matches in defeating Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in a Liberty League match at Sharp Courts. The Saints, who are 37th in Division III and 13th in the Northeast Region, improve to 12-5 overall and 5-1 in the conference. They have won five straight matches. RPI falls to 5-8 and 2-2.
Four student-athletes posted two wins for the visitors, led by sophomore Emily Wyman, who won at No. 2 doubles and No. 2 singles. Her playing partner, Hallie Young, also won in singles, taking No. 3. Alexandra Dadoly and Lia Petersen teamed up for for a win at No. 3 doubles before both of them posted wins in singles, capturing No. 4 and No. 5, respectively.
RPI's victory came at No. 1 doubles with senior
Emily Laurilliard and sophomore
Melanie Frank earning a 9-8 (10) victory.
The Engineers are home again next Sunday when they host William Smith College at 11am. St. Lawrence returns to the court on Saturday at SUNY Geneseo (2pm).
ST. LAWRENCE 8, RENSSELAER 1
Sharp Courts
DOUBLES
1.
Emily Laurilliard /
Melanie Frank (RPI) def. Morgan McNeal / Georgia Comber: 9-8 (10)
2. Emily Wyman / Hallie Young (SLU) def.
Erica Frommer /
Emily Aaldenberg: 9-7
3. Alexandra Dadoly / Lia Petersen (SLU) def.
Makenzi Herbst /
Angelika Rothberg: 8-0
SINGLES
1. McNeal (SLU) def. Frommer: 1-6, 6-3 (10-8)
2. Wyman (SLU) def. Laurilliard: 6-1, 3-6 (10-8)
3. Young (SLU) def. Aaldenberg: 6-2, 6-3
4. Dadoly (SLU) def. Herbst: 6-4, 6-1
5. Petersen (SLU) def. Rothberg: 6-0, 6-1
6. Carly Jefferson (SLU) won by default
ORDER OF FINISH
3, 2, 1 ... 6, 5, 3, 4, 1, 2