SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - The Skidmore College women's tennis team took four of six singles matches en route to a 6-3 victory over Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), in a tighly contested Liberty League contest on Friday. With the win, the Thoroughbreds improve to 1-0 overall (1-0 Liberty League), while the Engineers drop to 3-1 (0-1 Liberty League).
RPI got two wins from
Alex Mednikova, who was victrious at first flight singles, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2, over Lily Feldman after teaming up with
Rani Jones for a first doubles triumph over Feldman and Konika Dhull, 8-4. The Engineers other win came from
Sonya Khudyakov, who took down Audrey SooHoo in a shortened sixth singles bout, 2-1 (retired).
Complete Results:
Singles
1.
Alex Mednikova (RPI) def. Lily Feldman (SKD), 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
2. Katherine Almquist (SKD) def.
Lorna Flores Gonzalez (RPI), 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
3. Konika Dhull (SKD) def.
Rani Jones (RPI), 6-2, 3-4, retired
4. Grace Truong (SKD) def.
Nitya Subramaniam (RPI), 6-1, 6-0
5. Ella Provost (SKD) def.
Krisia Flores Gonzalez (RPI), 4-6, 6-2, 11-9
6. Sonya Khudyalov (RPI) def. Audrey SooHoo (SKD), 2-1, retired
Doubles
1. Jones/Mednikova (RPI) def. Feldman/Dhull (SKD), 8-4
2. Truong/Provost (SKD) def. Lorna Flores/Krisia Flores (RPI), 8-3)
3. SooHoo/Chanhtel Thongphok (SKD) def. Khudyakov/
Brooke Bauer (RPI), 8-3
The Engineers are now idle until February 19, when they travel to the University of Rochester.
