SCHENECTADY, New York – Marist Women's Tennis was on the short end of a competitive, neutral site match against Lafayette, falling 5-2 on Sunday afternoon at the Tri-City Fitness Club.
The Red Foxes sustain their third consecutive loss, putting their record at 3-7. The Leopards boost their mark to 8-2.
- Lafayette broke the ice with a No. 2 win from Maureen McCormack and Alyssa Sarver over senior Jada Tijani and junior captain Sam Galu, 6-3.
- Junior captain Julia Gabay and freshman Vanessa Ciano responded with a 7-5 victory over Cecilia Lesnick and Samantha Synder in the first flight.
- Senior Amy Galloway and junior Sophia Chavarria endured over Grace Conrad and Melanie Sparhawk, 7-6 (7-5) to win the doubles point for Marist.
- McCormack started singles with a No. 3 win over Chavarria, 6-1, 6-3.
- The Red Foxes went ahead 2-1 in the match when Gabay notched her sixth No. 1 win of the season, defeating Lesnick 6-2, 6-3.
- Lafayette evened the score again as Ciano fell to Snyder in the second flight, 6-1, 6-2.
- The final three matches went to third sets.
- Freshman Nina McAllan, sliding back to the fourth position, took the first set over Jessica Siegel 6-2, but dropped the remaining sets 1-6, 3-10, putting the Leopards ahead 3-2.
- Galu and Conrad traded 6-3 set victories before the latter edged the Red Fox 10-7 in the fifth flight tiebreak, securing the match for Lafayette.
- Galloway forced a third set on Sparhawk, but was unable to secure the win in the sixth position. Sparhawk triumphed 6-1, 4-6, 10-8.
"Today was a tough battle, as three of the singles went to a match tiebreak, and unfortunately, we came up on the short end in all three. In more scenarios like this, the ladies will develop their mental tenacity in those pressure situations. It was another glorious day for Julia, as she won at both first doubles and first singles." – Director of Tennis
Gary Sussman
- Marist is idle for two weeks before making a trip to South Carolina to play the College of Charleston on Sunday, March 15 at 2:30 p.m.
