ITHACA, N.Y. - Freshman Jolee McCluskey partnered with classmate Elly Klages to win at No. 3 doubles before she captured No. 6 singles, but it was not enough as the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) women's tennis team suffered a 6-3 loss at Ithaca College on Saturday. The Bombers improve to 3-11 overall and 3-5 in the Liberty League, which qualifies them for a post-season tournament bid. The Engineers fall to 6-13 and 0-6.

With their team down 1-0, McCluskey and Klages earned an 8-4 win at No. 3 doubles and RPI nearly took the lead but a late rally by Andrea Valencia and Nisha Rajamohan at No. 2 doubles fell short, 8-6.

Valencia did earn a victory in singles, winning at No. 3 before McCluskey closed out the morning match with a 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 6.

Ithaca 6, Rensselaer 3
April 20, 2019
Athletics & Events Center's Glazer Arena

DOUBLES
1. Caroline Dunn/Kathryn Shaffer (ITHACA) def. Brenda Peng/Sanjana Surapeneni (RPI) | 8-5
2. Brianna Ruback/Alexandra Dyszewski (ITHACA) def. Andrea Valencia/Nisha Rajamohan (RPI) | 8-6
3. Jolee McCluskey/Elly Klages (RPI) def. Sara Steinberg/Shannon Wolfe (ITHACA) | 8-4
 
SINGLES
1. Brianna Ruback (ITHACA) def. Sanjana Surapeneni (RPI) | 6-0, 6-1
2. Caroline Dunn (ITHACA) def. Junjia Lyu (RPI) | 6-3, 6-2
3. Andrea Valencia (RPI) def. Kathryn Shaffer (ITHACA) | 7-6 (7-4), 7-5
4. Alexandra Dyszewski (ITHACA) def. Nisha Rajamohan (RPI) | 7-6 (8-6), 6-1
5. Sara Steinberg (ITHACA) def. Elise White (RPI) | 6-2, 6-3
6. Jolee McCluskey (RPI) def. Rel Klein (ITHACA) | 6-1, 6-1

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

Rensselaer concludes the season with a pair of mid-week home matches. It faces Bard College on Tuesday and Union College on Wednesday. Both contests begin at 4pm.