Elena Styliades won her singles and doubles matches, and the St. Lawrence University women's tennis team took advantage of its lineup depth to defeat William Smith 6-3 in the Saints' season opener at Sammis Tennis Courts on Saturday afternoon.
Styliades won at No. 5 singles, 6-2, 6-0, and teamed up with
Caitlyn Avery to win at No. 2 doubles, 8-3.
The match was the first for the Saints since they faced Union on March 7, 2020.
"It was great to be able to get a victory in our first match back against a solid William Smith team," said Saints' tennis coach
Neil Caniga. "We're looking forward to keeping the momentum going into the rest of the season."
St. Lawrence won the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles matches to take a 2-1 lead into singles play, then dominated the No. 3 through No. 6 singles matches with straight-set victories.
The Saints go on the road to face Union next Saturday.
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