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Skidmore SKIDMORE (8-5, 5-1 LL)
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Winner Vassar VASSARW (14-3, 7-0 LL)
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Vassar VASSARW
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Match Recap: Women's Tennis |

Brewers Knock Off #35 Skidmore, Run Winning Streak To Twelve Matches

Kirby clinches victory in home finale

Poughkeepsie, NY – The #40 Vassar College Women's Tennis team battled to its 12th straight win with a hard fought 5-4 victory over #35 Skidmore Sunday afternoon. First Year Maddie Kirby (Davidson, NC) clinched the victory for the Brewers with a win at fifth singles.
 
In a battle of the last two unbeaten teams in Liberty League play, Vassar improves to 14-3 overall on the season and 7-0 against league rivals, while Skidmore slips to 8-5 overall and 5-1 in conference play.
 
Doubles
  • The Brewers rallied for the win on Sunday after dropping two of the three doubles matches.
  • The third pair of Ananya Krishnan (Chesterbrook, PA) and Elyse Duley (Charlotte, NC) continued their standout play this spring with an 8-7 (7-3) victory. The win was the unit's 11th straight victory and improved them to 14-2 on the season.
Singles
  • Kirby clinched the win for Vassar on Sunday with her fifth straight singles victory. A hard fought 7-6 (7-3), 6-4 fifth singles win against Skidmore pushed her singles record to 12-5 on the season.
  • Macey Dowd (Orinda, CA) improved to 13-4 on the season following a 7-5, 6-3 win on Sunday.
  • Krishnan outlasted her opponent at the fourth position by scores of 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, winning for the 11th straight outing and improving to 14-2 on the season.
  • Duley won a 6-3, 7-5 decision at the sixth slot on Sunday and moved to 11-4 on the season for the Brewers.
 
What's Next
  • Vassar closes out the regular season on April 27 when it travels to RPI.
  • Skidmore plays host to Union on April 26.
 
Doubles
Dhull/Truong (Skid) def. Erin McCusker/Macey Dowd (VC), 8-3
Provost/Wong (Skid) def. Iris Li/Maddie Kirby (VC), 8-7 (7-4)
Ananya Krishnan/Elyse Duley (VC) def. Geiss/Almquist (Skid), 8-7 (7-3)
 
Singles
Dhull (Skid) def. Erin McCusker (VC), 6-4, 6-4
Macey Dowd (VC) def. Truong (Skid), 7-5, 6-3
Wong (Skid) def. Iris Li (VC), 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
Ananya Krishnan (VC) def. Provost (Skid), 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
Maddie Kirby (VC) def. Katherine Almquist (Skid), 7-6 (7-3), 6-4
Elyse Duley (VC) def. Geiss (Skid), 6-3, 7-5
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