FSC tops Gators to snap Sage's win streak in tennis
Troy, NY – The Sage College's women's tennis team hosted the Rams of Farmingdale State College in a Skyline Conference match on Tuesday. The visiting Rams posted a 9-0 win to improve to 10-1 overall and stay unbeaten in conference play at 5-0. The loss snaps Sage's win streak, which had grown to four matches. Sage is now 6-7 overall and 2-3 in the league.
At No. 1 singles, the match featured the co-players of the week for the league as FSC's senior Jessica Sickles (Massapequa Park, NY/Massapequa) faced Sage's sophomore Erin Duffy (Castleton, NY/Maple Hill). Sickles came away with a 6-0, 6-0 win to elevate her season record to 9-2 on the year. The loss puts Duffy at 9-6 this fall. At No. 2 singles, sophomore Priscilla Signore (Staten Island, NY/St. Joseph by the Sea) beat senior Katie Schultz (Wynantskill, NY/Averill Park), 6-0, 6-2. Schultz drops to 11-2 in singles play this season, while Signore improves to 10-1.
FSC's pair of Sickles and senior Alex Bentz (Massapequa Park, NY/Massapequa) collected an 8-0 win over Schultz and Duffy at No. 1 doubles to improve to 6-3 this fall with one another.
Sage returns to action on October 19 visiting Purchase College in the team's 2014 regular-season finale. The match has once again been rescheduled and will now start at noon on Sunday as the Gators look to secure a spot in the Skyline Conference Tournament after earning a bid last fall. The Rams are back in action on October 16 travelling to Brooklyn College for a 4:30 p.m. non-conference match.
Tennis Match Results
Farmingdale State vs The Sage Colleges Oct 14, 2014 at
Farmingdale State 9, The Sage Colleges 0
Singles competition
1. Sickles, Jessica (FSCW) def. Duffy, Erin (SAGEWOM) 6-0, 6-0
2. Signore, Priscilla (FSCW) def. Schultz, Katie (SAGEWOM) 6-0, 6-2
3. Bentz, Alex (FSCW) def. Bendall, Lauren (SAGEWOM) 6-1, 6-2
4. Fredericks, Michelle (FSCW) def. Faas, Alex (SAGEWOM) 6-1, 6-1
5. Rosamilia, Tatiana (FSCW) def. Estermera, Melissa (SAGEWOM) 6-1, 6-0
6. Liguori, Denise (FSCW) def. Tolman, Lindsey (SAGEWOM) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Sickles, Jessica/Bentz, Alex (FSCW) def. Duffy, Erin/Schultz, Katie (SAGEWOM) 8-0
2. Signore, Priscilla/Rosamilia, Tatiana (FSCW) def. Bendall, Lauren/Faas, Alex (SAGEWOM) 8-0
3. Fredericks, Michelle/Liguori, Denise (FSCW) def. Estermera, Melissa/Tolman, Lindsey (SAGEWOM) 8-3
Match Notes:
Farmingdale State 10-1, 5-0 Skyline
The Sage Colleges 6-7, 2-3 Skyline
