CANTON, N.Y. – The State University of New York at New Paltz women's tennis team (8-3) opened up the spring portion of its 2011-12 schedule on Friday afternoon at Newell Field House against St. Lawrence University (4-0) and dropped the non-conference match by a score of 7-2.

Senior Ingrid Maryansky (Forest Hills, N.Y./Forest Hills) helped the Hawks avoid being swept in singles play, as she bested Shannon Murphy, 6-2, 3-6, (11-9) in a supertiebreak at flight five. New Paltz collected another point in the doubles portion of the match, as the No. 1 tandem of sophomore Paige Munroe (Ann Arbor, Mich./Ann Arbor Pioneer) and junior Montana Wilson (Hopewell Junction, N.Y./John Jay) topped St. Lawrence's duo of Hillary Drewry and Elkie Vandenbeemt, 8-6.

The Hawks will spend their spring break down in Orlando, Fla., where they will face six different NCAA Division III teams across four days of competition from March 18-21.

Singles:
1. Hillary Drewry (SLU) def. Montana Wilson (NP) 6-4, 6-2
2. Elkie Vandenbeemt (SLU) def. Kayla DiPaulo (NP) 6-3, 6-0
3. Olivia Arroyo (SLU) def. Paige Munroe (NP) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
4. Elizabeth Geer (SLU) def. Alli Esposito (NP) 6-3, 6-4
5. Ingrid Maryansky (NP) def. Shannon Murphy (SLU) 6-2, 3-6, (11-9)
6. Anna Young (SLU) def. Devin Tracy (NP) 6-0, 6-2

Doubles:
1. Paige Munroe/Montana Wilson (NP) def. Hillary Drewry/Elkie Vandenbeemt (SLU) 8-6
2. Elizabeth Geer/Shannon Murphy (SLU) def. Kayla DiPaulo/Devin Tracy (NP) 8-5
3. Olivia Arroyo/Anna Young (SLU) def. Alli Esposito/Ingrid Maryansky (NP) 9-8(7)