Box Score CORTLAND, N.Y. – Oneonta opened by winning all three doubles matches on the way to an 8-1 victory over host Cortland in a SUNYAC East dual match. Oneonta is now 3-3 overall and clinched the SUNYAC East third seed for October's league tournament with a 1-2 division mark. Cortland is 2-3 overall and will be the SUNYAC East fourth seed in the eight-team conference tournament after finishing 0-3 in the division.
Cortland's lone victory came at first singles as senior Loraine Jelinek (Smithtown/Home School) won 7-5, 6-2. Jelinek and junior Jean Martinez (Homer) played a close match at first doubles before losing 8-5 to
Danielle Browarski (Colonie/Colonie) and
Lauren Skolnick (Sayville/Sayville).
Oneonta's other doubles wins came from
Brynn Sussman (Highland Mills/Monroe-Woodbury) and
Abigail Smith (Seneca Falls/Mynderse Academy) on the second flight, 8-2, and
Emily Maggiore (Binghamton/Binghamton) and
Colette Lankowicz (Sayville/Sayville) on the third flight, 8-0.
Lankowicz and Cortland freshman Dilara Kumbul (Rochester/Greece Athena) battled at fifth singles, with Lankowicz winning the first set, 7-6, with a 7-4 tiebreaker. Lankowicz completed the sweep with a 6-2 win in the second set. Also for Oneonta, Sussman and Skolnick won by identical 6-0, 6-2 scores at second and third singles, respectively, Maggiore was a 6-1, 6-0 victor at fourth singles and Smith earned a 6-4, 6-0 win at sixth singles.
Oneonta will host Oswego on Friday afternoon beginning at 3pm.
Doubles:
1.
Danielle Browarski (Colonie/Colonie)/
Lauren Skolnick (Sayville/Sayville) (ONE) def. Loraine Jelinek/Jean Martinez, 8-5
2.
Brynn Sussman (Highland Mills/Monroe-Woodbury)/
Abigail Smith (Seneca Falls/Mynderse Academy) (ONE) def. Shannon Grodotzke/Janette O'Keefe, 8-2
3.
Emily Maggiore (Binghamton/Binghamton)/
Colette Lankowicz (Sayville/Sayville) (ONE) def. Dilara Kumbul/Mary Kopcienski, 8-0
Singles:
1. Loraine Jelinek (CORT) def.
Danielle Browarski (Colonie/Colonie), 7-5, 6-2
2. Bryan Sussman (ONE) def. Jean Martinez, 6-0, 6-2
3.
Lauren Skolnick (Sayville/Sayville) (ONE) def. Shannon Grodotzke, 6-0, 6-2
4.
Emily Maggiore (Binghamton/Binghamton) (ONE) def. Janette O'Keefe, 6-1, 6-0
5.
Colette Lankowicz (Sayville/Sayville) (ONE) def. Dilara Kumbul, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2
6.
Abigail Smith (Seneca Falls/Mynderse Academy) (ONE) def. Jaclyn Cartwright, 6-4, 6-0
Records after match: Cortland (Red Dragons) 2-3, 0-3 SUNYAC East;
Oneonta (Red Dragons) 3-3, 1-2 SUNYAC East