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Iris Li
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Ithaca College ITHACA-W (4-10, 0-6 LL)
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Winner Vassar VASSARW (7-4, 3-0 LL)
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Vassar VASSARW
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Match Recap: Women's Tennis |

Women’s Tennis Cruises Past Ithaca, Collects Fourth Straight Victory

Brewers now feature five players with at least five singles wins

Poughkeepsie, NY – The Vassar College Women's Tennis team picked up its fourth straight victory and remained unbeaten in conference play following a 7-0 home win over Ithaca on Saturday. Iris Li (Palo Alto, CA) scored her ninth win of the season and is one of five Brewers with at least five singles wins on the season.
 
Saturday's victory improves Vassar to 7-4 overall and 3-0 in Liberty League play, while the Bombers slip to 4-10 overall and 0-6 against league rivals.
 
Doubles
  • Vassar eased to the doubles point on Saturday after claiming each of the three matches.
  • Li and Macey Dowd (Orinda, CA) took care of their opponents at the second slot and improved to 8-1 on the season with a 6-2 victory.
  • Vassar's third pair of Maddie Kirby (Davidson, NC) and Elyse Duley (Charlotte, NC)  clinched the doubles point for the Brewers with a 6-3 triumph.
  • At the top spot, Erin McCusker (Norton, MA) and Sofie Shen (New York, NY) won for the fourth time in five outings after scoring a 6-2 win.
 
Singles
  • The Brewers cruised in the singles portion of the match as well, winning at each of the six positions.
  • McCusker battled her way to her seventh win of the season with a hard fought 3-6, 6-2, 10-5 win at the top flight.
  • Li continued an impressive junior season and improved to 9-1 on the year with a 6-2, 6-2 triumph at the second slot.
  • At the third position, First Year Sieun Lee (Wake Forest, NC) scored a 6-0, 6-2 victory, moving to 6-4 on the season.
  • Dowd eased to a 6-0, 6-1 fourth singles victory and in the process evened her singles record at 5-5 on the season.
  • Ananya Krishnan (Chesterbrook, PA) was victorious at the fifth slot with a 6-2, 6-2 win for the Brewers.
  • Shen moved to 4-4 on the season in singles play on Saturday following a 6-2, 6-1 win.
 
What's Next
  • The Brewers close out the weekend on Sunday when they play host to RIT.
  • Ithaca heads to Bard Sunday morning.
 
Doubles
Erin McCusker/Sofie Shen (VC) def. Crain/Cheung (IC), 6-2
Iris Li/Macey Dowd (VC) def. Casell-Lapetina/Pop (IC), 6-2
Maddie Kirby/Elyse Duley (VC) def. Rodriguez/Sutro (IC), 6-3
 
Singles
Erin McCusker (VC) def. Crain (IC), 3-6, 6-2, 10-5
Iris Li (VC) def. Pop (IC), 6-2, 6-2
Sieun Lee (VC) def. Cheung (IC), 6-0, 6-2
Macey Dowd (VC) def. Rodriguez (IC), 6-0, 6-1
Ananya Krishnan (VC) def. Sutro (IC), 6-2, 6-2
Sofie Shen (VC) def. Casell-Lapetina (IC), 6-2, 6-1
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