ALFRED, NY – The Alfred University women's tennis team shut out visiting Empire 8 foe St. John Fisher, 9-0, Wednesday afternoon.
With the victory, AU improves to 4-3 in Empire 8 play. With a win over visiting Utica in their final conference match of the season Saturday afternoon, the Saxons would clinch a berth in the four-team Empire 8 championship tournament.
AU (5-5 overall) took all three doubles matches. Sophomore
Rachel Cook (Youngstown, OH/Laurel Springs) and junior
Emma Jackson (Wellsville, NY/Wellsville) won first doubles, 8-4; seniors
Brennan Ferguson (Destrechan, LA/Ursuline) and
Emily Eisenberg (Oyster Bay, NY/Oyster Bay) took second doubles, 8-0; and senior
Betsy Clark (Webster, NY/Bishop Kearney) and freshman
Sarah Grace (Rochester, NY/Penfield) won third doubles, 8-3.
The Saxons also swept the singles matches. Ferguson won first singles, by forfeit; Cook won second singles, 6-1, 6-0; Jackson won took third singles, 6-4, 6-2; Eisenberg won fourth singles, 6-0, 6-1; senior
Courtney Smith (Norwood, NY/Potsdam) won fifth singles, 6-2, 6-0; and junior
Kallie Clapper (Conklin, NY/Susquehanna Valley) won sixth singles, 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7-5).
AU is in action next on Friday, Oct. 3, at 4 p.m. at Penn State-Behrend. The Saxons host Utica at 1 p.m. Saturday and wrap up their regular season at noon Sunday (Oct. 5) at Oswego.
