NEW PALTZ, N.Y. – The State University of New York at New Paltz women's tennis team dropped a 6-3 non-conference decision to the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on Saturday afternoon at the North Tennis Courts, marking the Hawks' first loss of the 2015-16 season.
New Paltz drops to 4-1 overall with the loss and next competes at the Vassar Tournament tomorrow at 8 a.m. RPI rises to 2-1 overall with the win and is in action next from Saturday-Monday, Sept. 26-28, at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Northeast Regional Championships hosted by William Smith College.
RPI swept through doubles play, giving the visitors a 3-0 lead heading into singles action. New Paltz received wins from junior
Olivia Ammirati (Huntington, N.Y./Huntington), sophomore
Carol Tyson (Clinton Corners, N.Y./Rhinebeck) and senior
Laura Tierney (Berkeley Heights, N.J./Governor Livingston) at flights one, three and four of singles, respectively, but the Engineers wound up winning the match by capturing the other three flights.
RPI 6, New Paltz 3Sep 19, 2015 at New Paltz, NY (North Tennis Courts) | Singles competition |
| 1. Olivia Ammirati (NPWTN) def. Maria Salmon (RPI_WT) 7-5, 6-3 |
| 2. Emily Laurilliard (RPI_WT) def. Brittany Grandville (NPWTN) 2-6, 7-6, 10-5 |
| 3. Carol Tyson (NPWTN) def. Andrea Valencia (RPI_WT) 6-1, 6-1 |
| 4. Laura Tierney (NPWTN) def. Melanie Frank (RPI_WT) 6-4, 6-2 |
| 5. Nisha Rajamohan (RPI_WT) def. Emi Lewis (NPWTN) 6-3, 6-2 |
| 6. Pooja Ganesh (RPI_WT) def. Liz Palmer (NPWTN) 6-4, 6-3 |
