Troy, NY – A pair of Vassar College Women's Tennis student-athletes earned Liberty League recognition Monday afternoon when Erin McCusker (Norton, MA) was named the league's Singles Performer of the Week and joined Sofie Shen (New York, NY) as the conference's Doubles Team of the Week.
 
McCusker posted a 2-0 record playing at the top singles flight against two Liberty League opponents over the weekend. McCusker opened the weekend with a hard fought 3-6, 6-2, 10-5 win in a 7-0 victory over Ithaca on Saturday and rounded out the weekend with a 6-2, 6-2 triumph against RIT.
 
Following the weekend, McCusker stands at 8-4 in singles play and has collected six more victories in doubles play to date this spring.
 
McCusker teamed with Shen at the top doubles position over the weekend with the duo winning each of their two matches. Against the Bombers on Saturday, Vassar's top pair cruised to a 6-2 victory and finished an impressive weekend with a 6-1 win against RIT.
 
McCusker and Shen have teamed together six times this spring and hold a 5-1 record.
 
At 8-4 overall on the season and 4-0 in conference play, Vassar travels to Skidmore on Wednesday afternoon.