Box Score  OLEAN, NY – The Alfred University women's tennis team (2-1, Empire 1-0) swept their way to a 9-0 victory against Pitt-Bradford on Friday evening.
 
Lauren Boshart (Oswego, NY/Oswego) and Inda Gillett (South Kortright, NY/Delaware Academy Central) opened the match with a dominant 7-2 in at #1 doubles before both #2 and #3 doubles teams won their matches 7-5. The duo of Kourtney Keys (East Concord, NY/Springville) and Nicolle Morales-Torres (Willimantic, CT/Windham) earned their first win of the young season at #3 doubles.
 
The Saxons led the Panthers 3-0 heading into singles play.
 
Boshart extended the AU lead when she won 6-2, 6-0 at #2 singles. Gillett sealed the match early with AU's fifth win of the evening 6-3, 6-1 at #1 singles. Miranda Sakala (Olean, NY/Olean) went on to win at #3 singles 6-2, 6-4 marking the final match the two teams would play before the Panthers forfeited #4 through #6 singles.
 
"I'm very proud of how our women played today," Head Coach Jordan Crouch said. "They set the tone for the match with three great doubles wins and then we followed those with three wins in singles. Kourtney [Keys], Rachel Pera and Tallula Torthe unfortunately had forfeits, but they had fantastic attitudes and cheered their teammates on. We're making great strides as a team and I'm excited to play again tomorrow."
 
The women's tennis team looks to earn its third consecutive win on Saturday when the Saxons travel to Oneonta, NY to take on the Hawks of Hartwick College at 12PM.