SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.  – Powered by a strong singles effort in the lower half of the singles lineup, the Skidmore women's tennis team posted a 5-1 win over Vassar in the Liberty League Championship match on Saturday afternoon. The Thoroughbreds move to 7-1 overall and earn their 10th straight league championship title. The Brewers finish the season at 5-2 overall.

Skidmore earned the first two points of the match with the first and third doubles teams recording wins within a span of less than a minute. Risa Fukushige and Maya Lal gave the Thoroughbreds their first point with an 8-5 win over Frances Cornwall and Melina Stavropoulos at first doubles. The third doubles pairing of Audrey Soohoo and Sofia Carlson followed with an 8-3 win over Sara Ehnstrom and Nicole Pihlstrom.
Vassar earned an 8-4 win at second doubles as Sofie Shen and Cara Kizilbash defeated Lily Feldman and Chantal Thongphok to keep the Brewers within striking distance.

Skidmore's depth in the lower half of the lineup proved to be the deciding factor. Katherine Almquist was first to finish, defeating Ehnstrom 6-0, 6-0 at fifth singles. Soohoo followed with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Pihlstrom to give the Thoroughbreds a 4-1 lead. Thongphok delivered the championship-clinching point, defeating Kizilbash 6-0, 6-2.

Fukushige, who picked up two tournament victories at first doubles and one at first singles, was selected as the tournament's Most Outstanding Performer.