ROCHESTER, N.Y. - The 19th ranked Skidmore women's tennis team will attempt to capture its third straight Liberty League title Sunday at 10 a.m. after defeating William Smith 5-0 in a semi-final matchup, Saturday at RIT.
Skidmore, the top-seed in this year's tournament is now 11-8 on the season.
As they did in their quarterfinal matchup with Bard, the Thoroughbreds won all three doubles matches before clinching the victory with wins by
Melissa Hirsch at number three singles and
Robyn Baird at number five singles.
Skidmore College 5, William Smith 0
May 04, 2013 at Rochester, NY (RIT Courts)
Singles competition |
1. Nataly Mendoza (SKI) vs. Teru Greene (WSC) 6-3, 2-2, unfinished |
2. Lee Ford (SKI) vs. Hallsey Leighton (WSC) 6-3, 3-1, unfinished |
3. Melissa Hirsch (SKI) def. Casey Nicoletti (WSC) 6-0, 6-1 |
4. Alex Smith (SKI) vs. Haley Wolf (WSC) 6-7, 0-1, unfinished |
5. Robyn Baird (SKI) def. Sydney Arsenault (WSC) 6-2, 6-0 |
6. Caroline Hobbs (SKI) vs. Charlotte Federowicz (WSC) 6-0, 4-3, unfinished |
Doubles competition |
1. Nataly Mendoza/Lee Ford (SKI) def. Teru Greene/Kelley Hartmann (WSC) 8-1 |
2. Alex Smith/Rachel Plevinsky (SKI) def. Casey Nicoletti/Hallsey Leighton (WSC) 8-2 |
3. Melissa Hirsch/Yumi Karlshoej (SKI) def. Kathleen Kennedy/Katie Drinkwater (WSC) 8-3 |