FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – Russell Sage College Women's Tennis was edged 4-3 this afternoon at SUNY Farmingdale.
Though the Gators (6-2) featured a different lineup for the Tuesday non-conference matinee, freshman Marian Aguirre (Plano, TX/Plano) and junior Tirzah Spivey (Clifton Park, NY/Schenectady) continued to excel.
Aguirre, the two-time Empire 8 Conference Player of the Week, and Spivey both won in singles and doubles. Aguirre, now 17-0 overall this fall,. boasts a 96-8 singles ledger, 48-3 in Conference matches.
She won 6-2, 6-1 at the top singles spot and teamed with fellow freshman Olivia Monaco (Campbell Hall, NY/Washingtonville) for a 6-2 victory at number one singles.
Spivey secured a 6-2, 6-1 triumph at number two singles to move to 8-0 on the fall. The two-time All-Conference selection and senior Emma Vander Baan (Barre, MA/Quabbin Regional) helped the Gators earn the doubles point from the Rams (5-3) with a 6-3 win at number two.
Looking ahead, RSC hosts Hartwick on Friday afternoon.
Gator Bites: RSC is having its best start to a season since 2019…The Gators went 9-1 to begin that fall and finished 10-4/4-2 E8…RSC has six newcomers and six returnees on this year's roster…Spivey, a two-time All-Empire 8 Conference singles selection, Emma Nuzzi (Glenville, NY/Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake), a grad student, and Vander Baan headline the returning players…Spivey finished 5-1 at first singles in league play last season… She commenced the week with a 7-0 singles record…Aguirre was selected the Empire 8 Conference Player of the Week for the periods ending Sunday, September 8 and Sunday, September 15…The rookie started her collegiate career by going 8-0 across singles and doubles, including a 24-3 singles ledger…Monaco and Aguirre were chosen the Conference's Doubles Team of the Week for the period ending Sunday, September 22…The duo went 2-0 playing number two doubles that week, winning their two matches by a combined score of 16-4…The first-years are 9-0 in doubles on the campaign… Spivey and Nuzzi were chosen the E8 Doubles Team of the Week for the period ending Sunday, September 29…The top doubles pairing defeated Saint John Fisher 8-1 on Saturday, September 28.
