The St. Lawrence women's tennis team faced a tough test in the first Liberty League match of the season on Saturday afternoon, falling to defending conference champion Skidmore, 9-0, in the Newell Field House.

First-year Christina Ryan won the most games for the Saints on the day, with 11 against Skidmore's Dea Koiava at No. 3. She pushed the first set to a tiebreaker but was eventually edged 6-7 (4) and Koiava came back strong after the first-set win for a 6-1 win for Skidmore in the second.

With the loss, the Saints drop to 1-1 on the season, as they had previously played dual match to finish the fall season when they posted a 6-3 win over Saint Michael's at home.

Skidmore remains unbeaten, both overall and in conference play, with the win.

Results – Skidmore 9, St. Lawrence 0
Singles –

1. Risa Fukushige def. Caroline Reilly 6-1, 6-3
2. Renee Karchere-Sun def. Katherine Apt 6-1, 6-2
3. Dea Koiava def. Christina Ryan 7-6 (4), 6-1
4. Lily Feldman def. Grace van Tartwijk 6-0. 6-0
5. Laura Swenson def. Maddie Nasch 6-3, 6-2
6. Audrey SooHoo def. Carly Jefferson 6-1, 6-1

Doubles –

1. Risa Fukushige/Renee Karchere-Sun def. Caroline Reilly/Christina Ryan 8-4
2. Sofia Carlsson/Audrey SooHoo def. Katherine Apt/Maddie Nasch 8-2
3. Jessica Ampel/Lily Feldman def. Haley Sherrard/Grace van Tartwijk 8-3

Records – St. Lawrence (1-1, 0-1); Skidmore (4-0, 3-0)

Up Next – at Ithaca, March 3 at 10 a.m.