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LATHAM, N.Y. - The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) women's tennis team jumped out to a 3-1 lead and the Engineers fought off SUNY Geneseo, 5-4, in a non-league match at Tri City Fitness on Saturday. RPI improves to 2-1, while the Blue Knights fall to 3-2.

Leading 2-1 after doubles, the Engineers made it 3-1 with a singles win at No. 6 by Makenzi Herbst, but Geneseo won the next two matches to knot the score at 3-3. Rachel Ollis won at No. 4 and Anika Pornpitaksuk captured No. 3. 

Rensselaer took the lead back when junior Mailani Neal won in a tiebreak at No. 1 and the Engineers clinched the victory when No. 2 Tess Lubin closed out her match in straight sets.

RPI competes at Bard College in a Liberty League contest next Saturday (4pm). Geneseo hosts SUNY Cortland on Thursday at 3:30pm.

RENSSELAER 5, GENESEO 4
September 30, 2017
Tri City Fitness in Latham, N.Y.

1. Tess Lubin & Mailani Neal (RPI) def. Lauren Salzano & Anika Pornpitaksuk: 8-2
2. Rachel Ollis & Vanessa Lam-Tran (GEN) def. Nisha Rajamohan def. Vidhya Maran: 8-4
3. Makenzi Herbst & Andrea Valencia (RPI) def. Nina Lurie & Sorrentino: 8-3

1. Neal (RPI) def. Salzano: 1-6, 6-4, 1-0 (6)
2. Lubin (RPI) def. Lam-Tran: 6-4, 6-2
3. Pornpitaksuk (GEN) def. Valencia: 6-2, 6-3
4. Ollis (GEN) def. Rajamohan: 6-3, 6-3
5. Luri (GEN) def. Maran: 7-5, 2-6, 1-0 (2)
6. Herbst (RPI) def. Sorrentino: 6-3, 6-4

ORDER OF FINISH: 1, 3, 2 ... 6, 4, 3, 1, 2, 5