POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (April 20, 2017) – The Vassar Women's Tennis team will travel to Saratoga Springs this Saturday to take on No. 20 Skidmore in their second to last match of the season.  With Vassar sitting at 5-0 and Skidmore holding a 6-0 record this matchup will be a clash of the Liberty League titans and a battle for first place.

Match Details
Opponent: Skidmore (8-6, 6-0 Liberty League)
Links: (Skidmore Women's Tennis Home)(Roster)(Schedule)
Site: Saratoga Springs, NY
Facility: Williamson Sports Center
Date: April 22, 2017
Time: 1:00 p.m.
 
Last Time Out: The Brewers had a tough time against No. 22 MIT, losing by a score of 7-2. Although the loss ended their eight-game win streak, the victory wasn't without some highlights.  Junior Kate Christensen led the Brewers with an exciting 10-6 super-tiebreaker win over No. 15 Dora Tzeng. That marks her fifth straight win in a row, pushing her to 17-5 on the season. In doubles, Christensen continued to show her dominance toppling Sonya Das and Serena Le by a margin of 8-6 with fellow Brewer Morgane Flournoy.
 
A Look At The Brewers:

• Coming into this game, the Brewers are now ranked 40^th nationally and 14^th in the region. 
• Despite the loss last weekend, the Brewers are looking strong coming into this rival match, winning eight of their last nine matches.
• Vassar's doubles team continues to be the stronger unit of the two with a .695 win percentage compared to a .680 from the singles side.
• Six Brewers currently lie in the double digit column for single wins, led by Junior Connie Yoo who is currently 18-5 on the season.
• The doubles squad of Christensen and Flournoy head the Brewers in the department, moving to 12-3 on the season. Trailing closely behind them are Becker and Edwards who after last weekend's loss are now 10-9.
• The Brewers are currently undefeated in league, beating their last Liberty League opponent, St. Lawrence, in a decisive 8-1 win.
• Currently Vassar has a positive win percentage against regionally ranked teams, going 5-1.

 
A Look At The Thoroughbreds:

• Skidmore will look to continue their run at the top of the Liberty League table this weekend after defeating St. Lawrence 8-1 earlier this month to go 6-0 in conference play.
• Despite strong conference performance, the Thoroughbreds have been shaky in non-conference play going 2-6. 
• Last weekend Skidmore lost to No. 19 Brandeis 6-3 at the Wellesley Nor'Easter Bowl, dropping all but one singles match. They went 1-1 on the weekend after toppling No. 33 Wellesley 6-3.
• The singles and doubles sides of the Thoroughbreds are relatively even in win percentages this season, going 0.594 and 0.592 respectively.
• Renee Karchere-Sun, who was the only individual from the school to win against Brandeis last weekend, leads the singles side. She is now 16-6 on the season
• The duo of Jessica Ampel and Danielle Giannetti lead the doubles squad and are currently 11-8 overall after defeating the No.3 of Brandeis.

 
Up Next:  Vassar will host RIT for its finally Liberty League matchup before the playoffs begin.