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Match Recap: Women's Tennis |

Women’s Tennis Collects Eighth Straight Victory With Sweep At RIT

Kirby, Pomfret record 10th singles win

Rochester, NY – The Vassar College Women's Tennis team pushed its winning streak to eight matches on Saturday following an impressive 7-0 road win at RIT. Junior Maddie Kirby (Davidson, NC) and sophomore Liya Pomfret (Berkeley, CA) each won their 10th singles match of the season in the win.
 
Saturday's win improves Vassar to 11-5 overall on the season and a perfect 6-0 in league play with RIT falling to 4-12 and 1-6 against league rivals.
 
Doubles
  • The Brewers swept the three doubles matches on Saturday against the Tigers.
  • Erin McCusker (Norton, MA) and Iris Li (Palo Alto, CA) scored a seventh consecutive victory at first doubles with a tight 7-6 (7-5) win.
  • Ananya Krishnan (Chesterbrook, PA) and Maddie Kirby took a 6-1 decision at the second slot also moving their winning streak to seven matches.
  • At third doubles, Sieun Lee (Wake Forest, NC) and Sara Lippin (Chappaqua, NY) improved to 7-0 after blanking their opponents from RIT 6-0.
 
Singles
  • McCusker took the first singles match by scores of 6-2, 7-6 (7-0), earning a fifth straight win.
  • Li earned a 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 win at the second position on Saturday, pushing her singles winning streak to four matches.
  • Lee was victorious at third singles, winning an eighth straight match, toppling the opponent from RIT 6-1, 7-5.
  • Kirby was in action at fourth singles and moved to 10-3 through 13 spring decisions following a 6-0, 6-0 triumph.
  • Pomfret also won for the 10th time this spring with a 6-2, 6-4 fifth singles win against the Tigers.
  • First Year Gwendolyn Gray (Montauk, NY) dispatched RIT's Amulya Settyvari 6-0, 6-0 at the sixth position.
 
What's Next
  • Vassar closes out a three-match weekend Sunday afternoon at William Smith.
  • RIT welcomes Bard on Sunday.
 
Doubles
Erin McCusker/Iris Li (VC) def. Greb/Kronenberg (RIT), 7-6 (7-5)
Ananya Krishnan/Maddie Kirby (VC) def. Galkiewicz/Saborio (RIT), 6-1
Sieun Lee/Sara Lippin (VC) def. Settyvary/Agarwal (RIT), 6-0
 
Singles
Erin McCusker (VC) def. Greb (RIT), 6-2, 7-6 (7-0)
Iris Li (VC) def. Kronenberg (RIT), 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
Sieun Lee (VC) def. Saborio (RIT), 6-1, 7-5
Maddie Kirby (VC) def. Galkiewicz (RIT), 6-0, 6-0
Liya Pomfret (VC) def. Agarwal (RIT), 6-2, 6-4
Gwendolyn Gray (VC) def. Settyvari (RIT), 6-0, 6-0
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