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NORTH SALEM, N.Y. - Tess Lubin, Nisha Rajamohan and Mailani Neal each won in doubles and singles and the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) women's tennis team defeated Western Connecticut State, 8-1, in a non-league match. RPI concludes the fall with a 2-1 dual match record, while the Colonials drop to 1-11.

Lubin, a junior, joined Neal, a senior at No. 3 doubles and they put the Engineers in front, 2-0, with an 8-2 win. Rajamohan, also a senior, played No. 2 with classmate Andrea Valencia and they combined to win, 8-0.

Rajamohan was the first to win her singles match, capturing No. 3 with a 6-1, 6-0 score, which increased the team's lead to 3-1. Neal later won at No. 4, 6-2, 6-1, and Lubin was victorious at No. 1, 6-0, 6-2.

RENSSELAER 8, WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE 1
October 7, 2018

DOUBLES
1. Carole Allers & Emma Chapman (WCS) def. Sonya Khudyakov & Brenda Peng: 8-9 (7)
2. Andrea Valencia & Nisha Rajamohan (RPI) def. Sarah Warkoski & Pooja Dudridia: 8-0
3. Tess Lubin & Mailani Neal (RPI) def. Carolina Albano & Chelcie Von Elm: 8-2

SINGLES
1. Lubin (RPI) def. Chapman: 6-0, 6-2
2. Junjia Lyu (RPI) def. Allers: 6-1, 6-3
3. Rajamohan (RPI) def. Warkoski: 6-1, 6-0
4. Neal (RPI) def. Dudridia: 6-2, 6-1
5. Jolee McCluskey (RPI) def. Gabriella Orsini: 6-0, 6-0
6. Elly Klages (RPI) def. Von Elm: 6-0, 6-0

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