Ithaca, NY – The Vassar College Women's Tennis team opened Liberty League play Sunday afternoon with a 7-0 sweep on the road at Ithaca. Senior
Ananya Krishnan (Chesterbrook, PA) and sophomore
Sieun Lee (Wake Forest, NC) both posted their team leading sixth singles wins of the season in the victory.
Sunday's win moves Vassar to 4-5 overall on the season and 1-0 in conference play, while Ithaca falls to 3-6 overall and 0-2 in conference play.
Doubles
- Vassar moved out to a 1-0 lead in the match after taking each of the three singles decisions.
- The top pair of Erin McCusker (Norton, MA) and Iris Li (Palo Alto, CA) won for the third time this spring after cruising to a 6-1 victory.
- Krishnan and Maddie Kirby (Davidson, NC) improved to a team best 5-3 through eight spring decisions with a 6-1 triumph at the second slot.
- Lee and Sara Lippin (Chappaqua, NY) improved to 4-0 as a unit with a 6-3 victory at the third position on Sunday against the Bombers.
Singles
- McCusker got back into the win column at the top singles flight on Sunday after battling to a 6-3, 7-5 victory.
- Lee jumped up to the second flight for the first time this spring and posted a 6-2, 6-3 victory to improve to 6-2 through eight spring contests.
- Krishnan pushed her spring record to 6-3 after scoring a 6-2, 6-3 third singles win for the Brewers.
- Liya Pomfret (Berkeley, CA) moved up to the fourth singles position for the first time this spring and eased to a 6-2, 6-1 triumph for Vassar.
- Esme Nix (Altadena, CA) returned to the lineup at the fifth slot and improved to 2-0 this spring with a 6-4, 6-0 victory.
- First Year Gwendolyn Gray (Montauk, NY) earned her first career singles win after posting a 6-1, 6-4 sixth singles win.
What's Next
- Vassar plays host to St. Lawrence on April 4.
- Ithaca hosts RIT on Friday.
Doubles
Erin McCusker/
Iris Li (VC) def. Pop/Cheung (IC), 6-1
Ananya Krishnan/
Maddie Kirby (VC) def. Sutro/Casell-Lapetina (IC), 6-1
Sieun Lee/
Sara Lippin (VC) def. Rylski/Nicora (IC), 6-3
Singles
Erin McCusker (VC) def. Pop (IC), 6-3, 7-5
Sieun Lee (VC) def. Cheung (IC), 6-2, 6-3
Ananya Krishnan (VC) def. Sutro (IC), 6-2, 6-3
Liya Pomfret (VC) def. Casell-Lapetina (IC), 6-2, 6-1
Esme Nix (VC) def. Kelly (IC), 6-4, 6-0
Gwendolyn Gray (VC) def. Rylski (IC), 6-1, 6-4
