Women's Tennis Shuts Out Gryphons for Key Skyline Win
Troy, NY--- The Sage Colleges' women's tennis team hosted the Gryphons of Sarah Lawrence College on Sunday afternoon in Skyline Conference play. Sage posted a 9-0 win to improve to 1-2 overall and 1-1 in the Skyline, while Sarah Lawrence drops to 0-3 overall and 0-2 in the league.
Sage's rookie Sammantha Montague (Glenville, NY/Scotia-Glenville) added a win at No. 1 singles and teamed at No. 1 doubles with rookie Abbey Clobridge (West Sand Lake, NY/Averill Park) for an 8-6 win after trailing 3-0 to open the doubles match. Montague added her second singles win of the year and is now 2-1 at No. 1 singles.
The Gators got a win in singles at the No. 2 singles as graduate performer Melissa Estremera (Millbrook, NY/Millbrook) added a 7-5, 7-5 win on the day. Junior twin sisters Shanessa and Shanice Mendoza (North Plainfield, NJ/North Plainfield) were victorious with wins at No. 3 and No. 6 singles.
Adding to the sweep in doubles was the duo of junior Lindsey Tolman (Little Falls, NY/Little Falls) with Shanice Mendoza.
Also tallying wins in singles for the Gators was sophomore Emily Schultz (Wynantskill, NY/Averill Park), while Clobridge added a win at No. 4 singles for Sage.
Sage is back in action on September 17 travelling to St. Joseph's-Brooklyn for a 1 p.m. Skyline Conference match.
Tennis Match Results Sarah Lawrence College vs Sage Women's Tennis
Sep 11, 2016 at Prospect Park (Troy, NY)
Sage Women's Tennis 9, Sarah Lawrence College 0
Singles competition
1. Montague, Sammantha (SAGEW) def. Pyatt, Sarah (SLC) 6-0, 6-2
2. Estremera, Melissa (SAGEW) def. Labayen, Lena (SLC) 7-5, 7-5
3. Mendoza, Shanessa (SAGEW) def. Slade, Juliet (SLC) 6-2, 7-5
4. Clobridge, Abbey (SAGEW) def. Spancheska, Moni (SLC) 6-1, 6-4
5. Schultz, Emily (SAGEW) def. Li, Yini (SLC) 6-0, 6-0
6. Mendoza, Shanice (SAGEW) def. Dougherty, Molly (SLC) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Montague, Sammantha/Clobridge, Abbey (SAGEW) def. Pyatt, Sarah/Labayen, Lena (SLC) 8-6
2. Estremera, Melissa/Mendoza, Shanessa (SAGEW) def. Slade, Juliet/Spancheska, Moni (SLC) 8-6
3. Mendoza, Shanice/Tolman, Lindsey (SAGEW) def. Li, Yini/Rosenblatt, Molly (SLC) 8-2
Match Notes:
Sarah Lawrence College 0-3, 0-2 Skyline
Sage Women's Tennis 1-2, 1-1 Skyline
