Posted: Oct 17, 2015

Women's Tennis Outlasts Sarah Lawrence 5-4

Team Stats

St. Joseph's College (L.I.)

Sarah Lawrence College

Score

Doubles

Makulik, Victoria / Stanczak, Michelle (SJCLI-WT)
def. Landes, Nora / Reh, Sofia (SLC)

8-3

McGrath, Kelley / Panicola, Victoria (SJCLI-WT)
def. Atkinson, Autumn / Slade, Juliet (SLC)

8-2

Fiordaliso, Sarah / Garber, Lane (SLC)
def. Wehrli, Rita / Hesselbirg, Erika (SJCLI-WT)

9-8 (7-2)

Singles

Landes, Nora (SLC)
def. Makulik, Victoria (SJCLI-WT)

6-4, 6-1

Atkinson, Autumn (SLC)
def. McGrath, Kelley (SJCLI-WT)

6-3, 6-1

Reh, Sofia (SLC)
def. Wehrli, Rita (SJCLI-WT)

4-6, 6-4, 6-1

Hesselbirg, Erika (SJCLI-WT)
def. Slade, Juliet (SLC)

6-4, 6-4

Panicola, Victoria (SJCLI-WT)
def. Fiordaliso, Sarah (SLC)

6-3, 6-3

Stanczak, Michelle (SJCLI-WT)
def. Garber, Lane (SLC)

6-1, 6-3

Written by Joshua Soto (SJC-LI Sports Information)

Broxville, NY| The St. Joseph's College (L.I.) women's tennis team defeated Sarah Lawrence, 5-4, to clinch the no. 3 seed in the Skyline Conference Championship Tournament on Saturday afternoon. The Golden Eagles close out the regular season with a 12-2 (5-2 Skyline) record, while the Gryphons clinched the fourth seed in the tournament with a 8-4 (4-3 Skyline) record.

The tandem of Kelley McGrath and Victoria Panicola got the Golden Eagles started, winning the first point of the match by defeating Autumn Atkinson and Juliet Slade 8-2. SJC doubled its lead as Victoria Makulik and Michelle Stanczak handed Nora Landes and Sofia Reh an 8-3 loss. The third double match featured Rita Wehrli and Erika Hesselbirg, who fell just short of a victory dropping their contest 9-8 (7-2)

The Gryphons tied the match up 2-2, as Landes defeated Makulik 6-4, 6-1. The Golden Eagles recaptured the lead as Hesselbirg defeated Slade 6-4, 6-4. Reh made the match even as she defeated Wehrli in three sets 4-6, 6-4, 6-1.

St. Joseph's saw momentum switch to its side as Stanczak defeated Lane Garber 6-1, 6-3 to take the 4-3 lead. Panicola won the game for the Golden Eagles claiming a 6-3, 6-3 victory. Atkinson received the fourth point against McGrath 6-3, 6-1.

The Golden Eagles will begin their postseason journey on Wednesday, October 21 when they travel to take on Yeshiva University in the first round of the Skyline Conference Tournament.