Ewing Township, NJ - The SUNY Oneonta Women's Tennis squad are coming of an almost five-month layoff with their last match having been played in September.
This perhaps begins the toughest stretch of matches to begin preparation for conference play in April.  

Perennial NJAC Champion TCNJ was the Red Dragons first opponent in spring 2022 and Oneonta dropped a tough 8-1 decision.  Doubles was played with the seniors Olivia Fraser (Queensbury/Queensbury) and Rebecca Macdonald (Brooklyn/Leon M. Goldstein) playing out of position thrust into the top spot; the pair played gallantly but could not match the power of the TCNJ number one pair and had to settle for an 8-2 setback.  The Red Dragon women then dropped the second and third doubles to find themselves in a 3-0 hole.

Singles was salvaged when sophomore Brianna Shaw (Staten Island/Curtis) upset her opponent turning in an impressive 6-3, 6-0 win in the sixth position.  Notable results was Macdonald playing in the fourth spot was twice up in the first and second sets but eventually succumbed 6-3, 6-4.  Sophomore Sophia Schutte (Great Neck/Great Neck) turned in a great first set losing by only a break in second singles but eventually lost in straight sets.  

Things do not get easier for the SUNY Oneonta women's tennis team when they play Ithaca College on Saturday, March 5th with action getting underway at 10 AM on the campus of Ithaca College.