ONEONTA, N.Y. -- The Oneonta women's tennis team will travel down to the Binghamton Tennis Center this weekend for the two-day SUNYAC Women's Tennis Tournament. Oneonta clinched the conference's two seed after going 4-1 in league play with an 8-1 overall record. Oneonta will be in a Red Dragon showdown as their semifinal matchup is against three seeded Corland. Oneonta will be competing for their second program title, the first since the 2021-22 season.  

The two teams will compete on Friday, October 16, at 4 pm. The winner will compete in the SUNYAC Championship on Saturday, October 17, at 1 pm against the winner of the other semifinal match between top seeded Oswego and fourth seeded Plattsburgh.   

Oneonta defeated Cortland in their regular season matchup, 4-3. Oneonta earned the doubles point to gain an early lead, before junior Annika Cripe (Islip, N.Y./Islip) and sophomore Dakota Jimenez (Poughquag, NY/Arlington) won their singles contest. The match was tied at three when senior Haley Peck (West Point, N.Y./James I. O'Neil) clinched the victory by winning the top singles court.  

In doubles play, Peck has teamed up with Cripe throughout the season to compete on the top court and have posted an overall record of 7-2. Junior Taylor Plue (Saratoga Springs, N.Y./Saratoga Springs) has paired up with sophomore Kiersten Rufrano (Oneonta, NY/Oneonta) on the second doubles court, where the Red Dragon duo has recorded a 7-1 record. Jimenez and sophomore Ashley Glaviano (Glen Cove, NY/Glen Cove) round out Oneonta's doubles starters, who have a 6-1 record on the third doubles court.  

Peck leads the team in singles play with seven victories on the top court for a 7-2 record. Cripe heads into the conference playoffs with a 6-1 singles record on court two, while Plue enters the tournament with a handful of wins on courts two and three for a record of 6-3. Jimenez is 5-2 in singles this season with all of her wins happening on court five, and Rufrano holds a win on the third court and another three victories on court four for a record of 4-4. Freshman Reagan Knapp (/) in her first collegiate season has competed on court six in singles play and has logged a record of 3-3.  

To watch Oneonta take on Cortland in the semifinals you can visit https://sunyacsportsnetwork.com/sunyac/ or click HERE.