BRONXVILLE, N.Y. - The Sarah Lawrence College women's tennis team fell to Farmingdale State College, 7-0, in Skyline Conference action Tuesday, October 6 at the Sarah Lawrence Courts.
Farmingdale State opened the match by sweeping all three doubles flights. At No. 1 doubles, Neomi Spellman and Caroline He fell to Natalia Furchel and Gabriella Loria, 6-3. Josephine Jackson and Serafina Panuccio battled at No. 2 doubles before falling to Kaelin Burnett and Emma Johannsen, 6-4. At No. 3 doubles, Carolina Gherardi and Addison Chalmers were defeated by Marybeth Zimos and Ana Hernandez, 6-3.
In singles action, Furchel defeated Sarah Lawrence's Josephine Jackson, 6-1, 6-1, at No. 1, while Burnett earned a 6-3, 6-3 win over Neomi Spellman at No. 2.
At No. 3 singles, Loria defeated Serafina Panuccio, 6-0, 6-1. Hernandez followed with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Caroline He at No. 4, while Johannsen defeated Carolina Gherardi, 6-0, 6-2, at No. 5.
With the team decision already clinched, the No. 6 singles match was played as an eight-game pro set. Zimos edged Sarah Lawrence's Elena Valente, 8-7, winning the tiebreaker, 7-5.
The Gryphons move to 4-4 overall and 1-2 in Skyline Conference play.
Sarah Lawrence returns to action Saturday, October 10, when the Gryphons host Purchase College at noon for Senior Day at the Sarah Lawrence Courts.
