ITHACA, N.Y.—The 26th ranked Skidmore College women's tennis team avenged its lone Liberty League loss of the season with a 5-1 win over #37 Vassar College Saturday night in a Liberty League semifinal.
 
The third seeded Thoroughbreds (10-8) will face top seed St. Lawrence University in Sunday's championship match at 2 p.m.  Skidmore is playing for its sixth straight and 11 overall league titles. St. Lawrence will be looking for its first championship.
 
The Thoroughbreds swept all three doubles matches and won at number two and five singles.
 
The number two doubles team of Alexa Goldberg and Brianna Greene won 9-7 over Morgan Fitzgerald and Kate Christensen. Greene also won at number two singles 6-3, 6-0 over Courtney Geiss. Laura Swenson had the other singles win, 6-2, 6-0 over Connie Yoo at number five singles.

Skidmore vs Vassar (May 07, 2016)
#26 Skidmore 5, #37 Vassar 1
May 07, 2016 at Ithaca, N.Y. (Reis Tennis Center)

Singles competition

1. Kate Christensen (VAS) vs. Madie Benn (SKD) 2-6, 2-5, unfinished

2. Brianna Greene (SKD) def. Courtney Geiss (VAS) 6-3, 6-0

3. Kelsey Van Noy (VAS) vs. Michelle Fuca (SKD) 3-6, 1-2, unfinished

4. Shayna Becker (VAS) def. Erica Meno (SKD) 6-2, 1-0, retired

5. Laura Swenson (SKD) def. Connie Yoo (VAS) 6-2, 6-0

6. Morgane Flournoy (VAS) vs. Caroline Hobbs (SKD) 6-2, 0-2, unfinished

 

Doubles competition

1. Madie Benn/Michelle Fuca (SKD) def. Hanna McGuire/Shayna Becker (VAS) 8-2

2. Alexa Goldberg/Brianna Greene (SKD) def. Morgan Fitzgerald/Kate Christensen (VAS) 9-7

3. Caroline Hobbs/Laura Swenson (SKD) def. Morgane Flournoy/Kelsey Van Noy (VAS) 8-5

 

Match Notes

Skidmore 10-8; National ranking #26; Regional ranking #8

Vassar 13-8; National ranking #37; Regional ranking #13