Box Score Canton, NY – The Vassar College Women's Tennis team picked up its third straight victory on Saturday, scoring a 5-2 road win at St. Lawrence. The Brewers won five of the six singles matches against the Saints, with
Iris Li (Palo Alto, CA) earning her team leading eighth singles win.
Vassar's victory improves its overall standing to 6-4 overall and 2-0 in conference play, while St. Lawrence suffers its first loss of the season and drops to 13-1 overall and 1-1 against league rivals.
Doubles
- Vassar was forced to rally from a 1-0 deficit after St. Lawrence secured the doubles point with wins at the first and third positions.
- The Brewers' second pair of Li and Macey Dowd (Orinda, CA) improved to 7-1 on the season with a 6-3 victory at the second position.
- Vassar's top duo of Erin McCusker (Norton, MA) and Sofie Shen (New York, NY) battled hard in a tight 6-7 (1-7) defeat.
Singles
- The Brewers rebounded in singles play with Ananya Krishnan (Chesterbrook, PA) clinching the victory with a hard fought 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory at the fifth spot.
- Li improved to 8-1 on the season at the second position with a marathon 3-6, 6-4, 10-8 triumph.
- McCusker improved to 6-4 at the top flight on Saturday after securing a 6-4, 6-2 victory.
- Dowd cruised to a 6-1, 6-0 third singles victory for the Brewers.
- Elyse Duley (Charlotte, NC) picked up a win for Vassar in the sixth position with a 6-4, 6-3 victory.
What's Next
- Vassar is off until it hosts Ithaca on April 12.
- St. Lawrence travels to Skidmore on Sunday.
Doubles
Jespersen/McDermed (SLU) def.
Erin McCusker/
Sofie Shen (VC), 7-6 (7-1)
Iris Li/
Macey Dowd (VC) def. Karera/Karera (SLU), 6-3
Aksdal-Jansen/Iuri (SLU) def.
Maddie Kirby/
Elyse Duley (VC), 6-2
Singles
Erin McCusker (VC) def. Aksdal-Jansen (SLU), 6-4, 6-2
Iris Li (VC) def. Jespersen (SLU), 3-6, 6-4, 10-8
Macey Dowd (VC) def. A. Karera (SLU), 6-1, 6-0
Y. Karera (SLU) def.
Sofie Shen (VC), 7-5, 2-6, 6-3
Ananya Krishnan (VC) def. Iuri (SLU), 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
Elyse Duley (VC) def. McDermed (SLU), 6-4, 6-3
