Caroline Reilly celebrated senior day with victories at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles to lead the St. Lawrence University women's tennis team to a 6-3 win over RIT in a Liberty League match on Sunday afternoon at Newell Field House.
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Reilly and
Lillian Sullivan defeated their opponents 8-3 in the doubles match, and Reilly posted a 6-4, 6-2 win in singles for the Saints.
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Sullivan also won her singles match, clinching the team victory with the fifth point of the match with a 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 win at No. 2.
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Rachel Caplan,
Meredith Macey and
Caitlyn Avery also won singles matches to help the Saints come back from an early 3-1 deficit.
"Senior day is always special, and it's even better when we have a great competitive effort to earn a win," said Saints' head coach
Neil Caniga. "Caroline has been an important part of our team since she arrived on campus, and she had a great day on her senior day. We're looking forward to facing RPI and William Smith to close out the regular season this week."
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St. Lawrence improved to 4-2 overall and 4-1 in Liberty League play, good for third place in the conference standings. The Saints will wrap up regular season this week, hosting Rensselaer on Wednesday and going on the road to play William Smith on Saturday.
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