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St. Lawrence University SLU-WTEN (6-6, 1-2)
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Vassar VASSARW
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Match Recap: Women's Tennis |

Brewers Cruise To Sixth Straight Victory

McCusker wins 10th straight singles match

Poughkeepsie, NY – The #28 Vassar College Women's Tennis team won for the sixth straight outing on Saturday following an 8-1 Liberty League victory over St. Lawrence. Sophomore Erin McCusker (Norton, MA) pushed her singles winning streak to 10 matches.
 
Saturday's win pushes Vassar to 8-3 overall on the season and 2-0 in conference play with the Saints falling to 6-6 overall and 1-2 in league play.
 
Doubles
  • The Brewers opened up a 3-0 lead with a sweep of the doubles competition.
  • The first pair of McCusker and Macey Dowd (Orinda, CA) improved to 7-4 on the season after battling to an 8-6 victory.
  • The middle duo of Iris Li (Palo Alto, CA) and Maddie Kirby (Davidson, CA) eased to an 8-3 victory, earning their sixth straight win in the process.
  • Ananya Krishnan (Chesterbrook, PA) and Elyse Duley (Charlotte, NC) also posted their sixth straight victory with an 8-3 triumph at the third position.
 
Singles
  • McCusker moved to 10-1 in singles play at the top flight on Saturday with a convincing 6-1, 6-2 victory for the Brewers.
  • Li also moved to 10-1 on the season and won for the sixth straight match with a 7-6 (7-1), 6-3 third singles victory.
  • Krishnan battled to a 7-5, 6-4 win at fourth singles to improve to 9-2 on the season following a sixth straight win.
  • Kirby continued a strong rookie season on Saturday with a 6-1, 6-3 win at the fifth slot, improving to 7-4 on the season.
  • Duley cruised to a 6-1, 6-1 win at the sixth position, good for a fifth straight singles victory.
 
What's Next
  • Vassar will be off until hosting St. Thomas Aquinas on April 7.
  • St. Lawrence hosts RIT on April 6.
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