SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The Skidmore College women's tennis team began its season with solid play at the Thoroughbred Invitational in the opening of the outdoor courts at the McCaffery-Wagman Tennis and Wellness Center on Friday.
 

• Overall, Skidmore won five matches, with two wins over DI Siena and another three against Middlebury.
• Beilynn Geiss led the way with two match victories. She and doubles partner Katie Wong took down Siena's Mullaney and Gomez 8-2. Then, Geiss won a rousing tiebreaker singles match against Middlebury's Annapantula: 8-7(10-8).
• The team of Katherine Almquist and Katelyn Corpuz grabbed a tight 8-6 win over Madeiros and Boggiali of Siena. Later, Corpuz fill victim to a tiebreaker loss to McCann of Middlebury: 8-7(7-4).
• Also, in singles against Middlebury, Konika Dhull slipped by her opponent, Farhat, 8-4.
• Lastly, Skidmore's Coco Prokop cruised to an 8-2 victory over Amin.  
• Play continues in the Thoroughbred Invitational Saturday morning. The Thoroughbreds are slated to battle Union in singles at 9 a.m., Siena in singles at 10:30 a.m., Middlebury in doubles at 1 p.m., and Hamilton in doubles at 4 p.m.

 
Doubles vs. Siena

1. Wilson/Giralt (SIEN) def. Truong/Dhull (SKID) 8-3
2. Geiss/Wong (SKID) def. Mullaney/Gomez (SIEN) 8-2
3. Almquist/Corpuz (SKID) def. Madeiros/Boggiali (SIEN) 8-6
4. De Faber/Gautier (SIEN) def. Prokop/Sabharwal (SKID) 8-3

 
Singles vs. Middlebury

1. Raman (MIDD) def. Truong (SKID) 8-2
2. Wu (MIDD) def. Almquist (SKID) 8-5
3. Dhull (SKID) def. Farhat (MIDD) 8-4
4. Lardner (MIDD) def. Wong (SKID) 8-2
5. Geiss (SKID) def. Annapantula (MIDD) 8-7(10-8)
6. McCann (MIDD) def. Corpuz (SKID) 8-7(7-4)
7. Remis (MIDD) def. Sabharwal (SKID) 8-5
8. Prokop (SKID) def. Amin (MIDD) 8-2