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RPI RPI (11-3, 7-1 LL)
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Winner Vassar VASSARW (10-5, 6-1 LL)
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Match Recap: Women's Tennis |

Brewers Knock Off #21 RPI

Vassar wins for seventh time in eight matches

Poughkeepsie, NY – The Vassar College Women's Tennis team won for the seventh time in its last eight matches with a 7-0 home win over #21 RPI Friday afternoon. Iris Li (Palo Alto, CA) won her team leading 12th singles match and junior Erin McCusker (Norton, MA) won for the 10th time this spring.
 
With Friday's win the Brewers improve to 10-5 overall on the season and to 6-1 in Liberty League play while RPI falls to 11-3 overall and 7-1 in conference play.
 
Doubles
  • The Brewers scored victories at the second and third positions against the Engineers to gain a 1-0 lead in the match.
  • Li and Macey Dowd (Orinda, CA) continued a strong spring season with a 6-4 win at the second slot to improve to 11-2 on the season.
  • At the third position, Maddie Kirby (Davidson, NC) and Elyse Duley (Charlotte, NC) moved to 8-2 on the season following a 6-3 triumph.
 
Singles
  • The Brewers earned the sweep on Friday with victories at all six singles positions.
  • McCusker became the second Brewer to reach double-figure singles victories on Friday, moving to 10-5 on the spring, with a 6-2, 6-4 top flight victory.
  • Li won her 10th straight decision on Friday and improved to 12-1 with a tidy 6-1, 6-3 second singles victory.
  • Dowd moved her winning streak to eight matches after dispatching the opponent at the third spot 7-5, 6-1.
  • First Year Sieun Lee (Wake Forest, NC) won for the ninth time this spring after posting a 5-0, retired win at the fourth position.
  • Ananya Krishnan (Chesterbrook, PA) found the win column for the sixth time this spring after scoring a 6-1, 6-3 triumph at the fifth slot.
  • Duley improved to 8-1 on the spring, battling to a 7-6 (7-5) 6-1 win at the sixth slot for the Brewers.
 
What's Next
  • The Brewers will close out the regular season on Sunday when it hosts to Hamilton for a Senior Day match at 10:00 a.m. before traveling to league rival Bard at 4:00 p.m.
  • RPI returns to action when it begins play in the Liberty League Championship.
 
Doubles
Ridenour/Flores Gonzalez (RPI) def. Erin McCusker/Sofie Shen (VC), 6-4
Iris Li/Macey Dowd (VC) def. Kannan/Jaiswal (RPI), 6-4
Maddie Kirby/Elyse Duley (VC) def. Muliyil/Sarabosing (RPI). 6-3
 
Singles
Erin McCusker (VC) def. Ridenour (RPI), 6-2, 6-4
Iris Li (VC) def. Flores Gonzalez (RPI), 6-1, 6-3
Macey Dowd (VC) def. Muliyil (RPI), 7-5, 6-1
Sieun Lee (VC) def. Jaiswal (RPI), 5-0, retired
Ananya Krishnan (VC) def. Kannan (RPI), 6-1, 6-3
Elyse Duley (VC) def. Sarabosing (RPI), 7-6 (7-5), 6-1
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