Box Score
The Alfred University women's tennis team defeated visiting Empire 8 Conference opponent St. John Fisher, 5-4, Wednesday afternoon for the Saxons' first win of the season.
AU (1-4, 1-2 E8) won four of six singles matches. First-year player
Tori Pellegrino (Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro) won first singles, 7-5, 6-2; junior
Sarah Grace (Rochester, NY/Penfield) won third singles, 7-5, 6-1; sophomore
Inda Gillett (South Kotright, NY/Delaware Academy) won fifth singles, 6-4, 6-4; and sophomore
Nurila Kambar ( Almaty, Kazakhstan/Republic Physics and Mathematics School) won sixth singles (6-3, 1-6, 6-4).
Pellegrino sophomore
Emma Siemer (Owego, NY.Owego Free Academy) teamed to win Alfred's lone doubles point, taking first doubles, 8-5.
AU is in action next on Friday, Sept. 14, at 4 p.m. against visiting Cortland.
