FREDONIA, N.Y. - The Cortland women's tennis team secured a spot in the four-team SUNYAC postseason tournament with a 7-0 win at Fredonia.
The Red Dragons (6-5, 2-2 SUNYAC) host Nazareth in non-league play on Tuesday before finishing conference regular-season action at Plattsburgh next Saturday. Cortland is guaranteed to be one of the four teams competing in the conference playoffs Oct. 16-17 in Binghamton.
Cortland's doubles victories versus the Blue Devils (3-10, 1-4 SUNYAC) were a 6-1 win by
Reaghan Hughes (Binghamton/Chenango Forks) and
Alexandra Thut (Poughquag/Arlington) on the second flight, and 6-3 wins by
Christina Massoni (West Babylon) and
Gabriella Stanley (Buffalo/Niagara-Wheatfield) at number one and
Anneli Adams (Burnt Hills/Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake) and
Emma Morley (Buchanan/Hendrick Hudson) at number three.
Massoni won 6-1, 6-0 at first singles, Hughes was a 6-0, 6-1 winner at third singles, and Thut won 6-1, 6-1 at fourth singles. Adams posted a 6-2, 6-1 victory at number five and
Gracie Guiliano (Rome/Notre Dame) won 6-4, 6-1 at number six. Stanley completed the sweep with a come-from-behind win at second singles. She lost the first set to Fredonia's Gabbi Farr, 6-4, but won the second set, 6-4, as well as a super tiebreaker in place of the third set.
