Box Score August 31, 2017
Alfred, NY – With a revitalized roster and three freshmen in the starting lineup the Red Dragon women's tennis team opened up the season in a resounding way downing the Alfred University Saxon's 9-0.
Doubles play began the afternoon's dual match with the Red Dragon's putting a rookie in at number one doubles with freshman
Julieta Eulau (Oceanside/Oceanside) teaming with junior
Alyssa Brault (Rochester/Churchville-Chili). The pair took little time to dismantle their opponents after being down 2-1 and then ran off seven out of the next eight games and secured the win. Senior captain
Samantha Felice (Seneca Falls/Mynderse Academy) was also teamed with rookie freshman
Mya Lipscomb () and the duo got the season off to a great beginning winning 8-4. Finally sophomore
Danielle Swierczyna (Hamilton, NJ/Steinert) was also partnered with a rookie freshman
Emma Messenger (Marlboro/Marlboro) and overwhelmed their foes shutting them out 8-0 making it a clean sweep in the doubles stanza with freshmen on each court.
Up 3-0 going into singles play the Red Dragons kept on the winning track as Brault never let her opponent settle into any groove and won easily 6-1, 6-0 at the number one position. Eulau opened her Red Dragon singles debut today in the number two position with a nicely competed 6-2, 6-3 win. Junior
Michelle Halpern (Rye Brook/Blind Brook) playing back at her normal three spot was dominant with a 6-1, 6-0 victory. Lipscomb also making her singles debut today in the fourth spot had little trouble earning a 6-1, 6-1 win. Felice played a flawless first set winning 6-0 and then her opponent made things a bit tighter in the second but the Red Dragon captain held her off winning the second set 6-4. The days highlight came from freshmen
Emma Messenger (Marlboro/Marlboro) who had the premier day jitters and dropped the first set of her match at the sixth position 6-4. Messenger was down 5-2 in the second set but finally settled down and ran off the next five games to secure the set. The tiebreaker because of darkness was shortened to 7 and after Messenger fell down 5-2 in the decider she ran off the next five points to secure her first singles victory of her career. A sigh of relief came from Messenger after the victory with her teammates hugging her after an incredible opening day Red Dragon win.
The SUNY Oneonta Red Dragons go back on the road on Tuesday, September 5
th to take on the University of Scranton beginning at 4 PM.
