Match Results

FARMINGDALE, N.Y.—In the program's first-ever Skyline Championship appearance, No. 4 Sarah Lawrence College women's tennis was knocked out by No. 1 Farmingdale State College, 5-0, at FSC Tennis Courts on Wednesday.

IN SHORT
No. 1 Farmingdale State (12-2) def. No. 4 Sarah Lawrence (8-5), 5-0.

DOUBLES
Farmingdale State won all three doubles matches to take an early lead. At No. 1, FSC's Priscilla Signore went 7-0 during the Skyline regular season and helped her partnership to another win, 8-1. In the No. 2 match, senior Autumn Atkinson (Manasquan, N.J./George School) and junior Juliet Slade (St. Paul, Minn./Central) ended their partnership with an 8-6 loss. The duo retain the distinction as the SLC program's winningest pair, finishing 33-7 over three seasons.

The Gryphons' No. 3 doubles pair of Sarah Fiordaliso (Buffalo, N.Y./Sweet Home) and Lane Garber (Los Altos, Calif./Los Altos) were hit with their first loss in their final match of the season. The two seniors set an SLC record with a 12-0 regular season, the most doubles wins in a regular season without a loss. Atkinson and Slade went 13-0 together in 2013, but each suffered a loss that season while playing with other partners.

SINGLES
Needing only two points to secure victory, the Rams kept firm control of the match. Farmingdale picked up a win in the No. 5 match by virtue of a walkover, and the Rams' No. 6 player was victorious, 6-1, 6-0, over junior Moni Spancheska (Skopje, Macedonia/NOVA International).

FARMINGDALE STATE ADVANCES
FSC advances to the Skyline Championship final against No. 2 Yeshiva or No. 3 St. Joseph's (L.I.). The Rams will host the match on Saturday against St. Joseph's or Sunday against Yeshiva. Farmingdale seeks its third-straight Skyline title.

SEASON RECAP
Sarah Lawrence women's tennis made history as the College's first-ever Skyline tournament qualifier. After two seasons finishing at 7-7, the Gryphons returned to their winning ways with an 8-5 overall record. SLC women's tennis extended its streak to 14-consecutive seasons at .500 or better, dating back to 2002. The 2015 season also saw SLC pick up its first win over The Sage Colleges, evening the series at 1-1. The Gryphons renewed their series against John Jay, earning their first win over the Bloodhounds following a pair of losses in the 1980's. SLC also had one new opponent this season, earning a 6-3 win over Albertus Magnus College.

Individually, Atkinson and Slade finished their partnership atop the SLC doubles recordboard. SLC's most prolific doubles player with 34 career victories, Slade will have one more season to extend her control of the record. Atkinson (33 wins), Garber (28 wins) and Fiordaliso (25 wins) round out the top four record-holders in career doubles victories. Atkinson (.805, 33-8) and Slade (.791, 34-9) rank fifth and sixth, respectively, in doubles win percentage among players with at least 10 career wins.

Atkinson finishes her individual career as the second winningest singles player (28-11) in program history. Spancheska ranks ninth in singles victories with one more season to improve her 21-13 record.