SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.—The Skidmore College women's tennis team opened defense of its 2017 Liberty League title with a 9-0 win over Rensselaer Friday night at Wenger Courts.
 
The Thoroughbreds are 1-0, while the Engineers are 1-1 overall and 0-1 in league play.
 
Skidmore opened with three 8-3 doubles wins. The number one team of Michelle Fuca and Ada Wiggins beat Mailani Neal and Tess Lubin.
 
Wiggins defeated Mailani at number one singles 6-2, 6-0. Fuca was a 6-3, 6-1 winner at number three singles.
 
The other four singles winners combined to outscore RPI 48-4. Renee Karchere-Sun (6-0, 6-1), Risa Fukushige (6-0, 6-1), Brianna Greene (6-1, 6-0) and Erica Meno (6-1, 6-0) were all impressive in victory.
 
The Thoroughbreds host RIT on Oct. 8 at 10 a.m.

Tennis Match Results
Rensselaer vs Skidmore College
Sep 29, 2017 at Skidmore College
(Wenger Courts)
#20 Skidmore College 9, Rensselaer 0
Singles competition
1. Ada Wiggins (SKID) def. Mailani Neal (RPI) 6-2, 6-0
2. Renee Karchere-Sun (SKID) def. Tess Lubin (RPI) 6-0, 6-1
3. Michelle Fuca (SKID) def. Andrea Valencia (RPI) 6-3, 6-1
4. Risa Fukushige (SKID) def. Nisha Rajamohan (RPI) 6-0, 6-1
5. Brianna Greene (SKID) def. Vidhya Maran (RPI) 6-1, 6-0
6. Erica Meno (SKID) def. Mackenzi Herbst (RPI) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Michelle Fuca/Ada Wiggins (SKID) def. Mailani Neal/Tess Lubin (RPI) 8-3
2. Renee Karchere-Sun/Brianna Greene (SKID) def. Nisha Rajamohan/Vidhya Maran (RPI) 8-3
3. Alexa Goldberg/Jessica Ampel (SKID) def. Mackenzi Herbst/Andrea Valencia (RPI) 8-3
Match Notes:
Rensselaer 1-1 (0-1 Liberty
Skidmore College 1-0 (1-0 Liberty); National ranking #20; Regional ranking #8