CORTLAND, NY (nazathletics.com) - Nazareth Women's Tennis improved to 6-2 on the season with a 4-3 victory over Cortland (6-6) Tuesday afternoon at the Varsity Tennis Courts in Cortland, NY. The Golden Flyers swept doubles play before earning three singles victories.
HOW IT HAPPENED
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Nazareth opened the afternoon by sweeping all three doubles matches to earn the doubles point.
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Victoria Cioni and Elizabeth Adamson picked up the first doubles victory at No. 2, winning 6-2.
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Lily Brady and Anna Spencer followed with a 6-2 victory at No. 1 doubles.
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Paige Masrouri and Lia Ferro completed the doubles sweep at No. 3 with a 6-4 win
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Cortland earned the first singles point at No. 6 before Spencer responded for the Golden Flyers with a 6-3, 6-3 straight-set victory at No. 2.
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After Cortland evened the match with a victory at No. 5 singles, Masrouri put Nazareth back in front with a three-set win at No. 4. She took the opening set 7-5, dropped the second 3-6 and responded with a dominant 6-1 third set.
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Brady then secured the match for Nazareth at No. 1 singles. She won a tight opening set 7-6 (7-4), before falling 3-6 in the second. Brady bounced back with a 6-3 third-set victory to clinch the fourth point for the Golden Flyers.
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Cortland closed the match with a three-set victory at No. 3 singles, bringing the final score to 4-3.
MATCH NOTES
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Brady and Masrouri each battled through three-set matches to earn singles victories.
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Spencer finished the afternoon 2-0, earning victories at No. 1 doubles and No. 2 singles.
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Brady also went 2-0 on the day and earned the match-clinching victory at No. 1 singles.
UP NEXT
Nazareth returns home in their last matchup of the season as they face off against SUNY Geneseo on Friday, October 9th. First serve is scheduled for 4:00 P.M at the Annette Shapiro Tennis Courts.
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