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Women's Tennis

Women's Tennis Doubles Up Albertus Magnus, 6-3

Match Results

NEW HAVEN, Conn.—Sarah Lawrence College women's tennis hit the courts at Albertus Magnus College and defeated the host Falcons, 6-3, in a non-conference match at Celentano Courts on Sunday.

IN SHORT
Sarah Lawrence (4-1) def. Albertus Magnus (1-2), 6-3.

FANTASTIC FOUR
The victory gives Sarah Lawrence its fourth-straight win, tying the program's longest winning streak since 2010. Sunday's match was the Gryphons' first against the Falcons, and along with a 5-3 win over John Jay, SLC has beaten two opponents for the first time in 2015.

ON THE DOUBLE
At No. 3 doubles, senior partners Lane Garber (Los Altos, Calif./Los Altos) and Sarah Fiordaliso (Buffalo, N.Y./Sweet Home) earned their second shutout victory of the season, 8-0. The duo has won five straight doubles matches, and Fiordaliso improved to 9-0 overall this season. Senior Autumn Atkinson (Manasquan, N.J./George School) and junior Juliet Slade (St. Paul, Minn./Central) also won their doubles match, taking the No. 2 showdown, 8-4. Their partnership has won their last four matches.

FALCONS ON THE BOARD
In doubles action, Albertus Magnus got a piece of the action by taking the No. 1 doubles flight, 8-3. Zaida Velazco and Alicia Weaver combined for the win and cut the deficit to 2-1 in favor of the Gryphons. Velazco kept up her winning ways in singles play, taking the No. 1 singles match in straight sets. AMC's final point came in the No. 3 singles match, as Izzy Sabino won both sets.

A-PLUS
Atkinson extended her winning streak by taking the No. 2 singles match, 6-2, 6-1. She has now won her last three singles matches and her last seven matches overall. Slade also added a singles victory with a 6-0, 6-4, triumph in the No. 4 position. Slade has won two of her last three singles matches including two 6-0 sets.

NO-NO
In the No. 5 singles match, junior Moni Spancheska (Skopje, Macedonia/NOVA International) won 12 straight games to capture a 6-0, 6-0, victory. She has won three of her last four matches and has won three swept sets this season.

CAREER DEBUT
Rounding out the Gryphon lineup, Gabrielle Greiner (Houston, Texas/St. Agnes Academy) made her collegiate debut in the No. 6 match. The senior Gryphon showed veteran fortitude and dominated her match 6-1, 6-2, closing out SLC's 6-3 victory.

UP NEXT
Sarah Lawrence returns to Bronxville on Wednesday. The Gryphons take to their home courts against the College of New Rochelle at 6 p.m. SLC is 20-2-1 all-time against CNR, and the Gryphons have not lost to the Blue Angels since 2001.

Players Mentioned

Autumn Atkinson

Autumn Atkinson

5' 4"
Senior
Juliet Slade

Juliet Slade

5' 6"
Junior
Moni Spancheska

Moni Spancheska

5' 3"
Junior
Lane Garber

Lane Garber

5' 6"
Senior
Sarah Fiordaliso

Sarah Fiordaliso

5' 2"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Autumn Atkinson

Autumn Atkinson

5' 4"
Senior
Juliet Slade

Juliet Slade

5' 6"
Junior
Moni Spancheska

Moni Spancheska

5' 3"
Junior
Lane Garber

Lane Garber

5' 6"
Senior
Sarah Fiordaliso

Sarah Fiordaliso

5' 2"
Senior