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Match Recap: Women's Tennis |

Women’s Tennis Drops Heartbreaker At #23 Swarthmore

Dowd, Li win singles matches

Swarthmore, PA – The Vassar College Women's Tennis team opened play in the spring season Friday afternoon, suffering a tough 5-4 defeat at #23 Swarthmore. Macey Dowd (Orinda, CA) and Iris Li (Palo Alto, CA) picked up singles wins for the Brewers in the match.
 
Friday's loss drops Vassar to 0-1 overall on the season with Swarthmore stands a 1-0 after its season opening victory.
 
Doubles
  • The Brewers got off to a strong start in the match, winning two of the three doubles matches contested.
  • The top pair of Erin McCusker (Norton, MA) and Dowd cruised to an 8-2 victory.
  • The second duo of Li and First Year Maddie Kirby (Davidson, NC) earned an 8-5 victory in their first match as a pair.
 
Singles
  • Dowd picked up a singles victory for the Brewers playing at the second position, cruising to a 6-1, 6-2 victory to open the season with two combined victories.
  • Playing at the third slot, Li battled to a 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 win to open the season with a win at the third position.
  • Making her collegiate debut on Friday, Kirby suffered a hard fought 6-1, 3-6, 0-1 loss at fourth singles.
  • Ananya Krishnan Chesterbrook, PA) battled hard in a 6-7, 4-6 defeat at the fifth flight.
  • Elyse Duley (Charlotte, NC) also suffered a hard fought 6-7, 4-6 loss at sixth singles on Friday.
  • Playing at the top flight, McCusker battled in a 3-6, 4-6 defeat.
 
What's Next
  • Vassar returns to action Saturday morning when it takes on #27 Mary Washington at Swarthmore.
  • Swarthmore takes on Mary Washington on Sunday.
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