Ithaca, NY – The Vassar College Women's Tennis team was denied its second straight Liberty League Championship Sunday afternoon in a 4-2 loss to RPI in the 2026 Liberty League Championship Final.
Vassar saw its 11-match winning streak stopped and stands at 14-6 overall on the season. RPI wins its first ever conference crown and improves to 12-6 heading into the NCAA Tournament.
Doubles
- RPI claimed the doubles point on Sunday after winning at the top two flights.
- Sieun Lee (Wake Forest, NC) and Sara Lippin (Chappaqua, NY) gave the Brewers a 1-0 lead in the doubles competition with a convincing 6-1 win at the third position. The win was moved the duo to a perfect 11-0 as a unit.
- RPI's top pair of Nicole Ridenour and Anushka Jaiswal got the Engineers even with a 6-3 victory over Erin McCusker (Norton, MA) and Iris Li (Palo Alto, CA).
- With the doubles point on the line, Kayla Wheeler and Victoria Sarabosing posted a 6-4 win over Ananya Krishnan (Chesterbrook, PA) and Maddie Kirby (Davidson, NC) to give the Engineers a 1-0 lead in the match.
Singles
- RPI moved in front 2-0 in the match with a win at sixth singles.
- Vassar came back to even the score at 2-2 with wins from McCusker and Li at the first and second flights.
- McCusker got Vassar on the board with an impressive 6-2, 6-0 win at the top flight.
- Li drew Vassar even in the contest at 2-2 after earning a 6-1, 6-4 win at the second position.
- RPI took the matches at the fourth and fifth positions to secure the title.
- Juliette Ceas scored a 6-3, 6-3 fifth singles win to push RPI in front 3-2.
- Sarabosing, the championships Most Outstanding Performer, clinched the win with a 6-4 6-4 victory at the fourth slot.
Doubles
Ridenour/Jaiswal (RPI) def.
Erin McCusker/
Iris Li (VC), 6-3
Wheeler/Sarabosing (RPI) def.
Ananya Krishnan/
Maddie Kirby (VC), 6-4
Sieun Lee/
Sara Lippin (VC) def. Mulyil/Ceas (RPI), 6-1
Singles
Erin McCusker (VC) def. Ridenour (RPI), 6-2, 6-0
Iris Li (VC) def. Wheeler (RPI), 6-1, 6-4
Sieun Lee (VC) led Muliyil (RPI), 6-1, 2-6, 2-1, unfinished
Sarabosing (RPI) def.
Ananya Krishnan (VC), 6-4, 6-4
Ceas (RPI) def.
Maddie Kirby (VC), 6-3, 6-3
Sarawatula (RPI) def.
Liya Pomfret (VC), 6-0, 6-1
