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Cortland Loses to Oneonta in League Opener

Mia Hayes (left) and Chloe Knapp lost a hard-fought 9-8 decision at first doubles in a two-plus hour match
CORTLAND, N.Y. - The Cortland women's tennis team opened SUNYAC play with a 9-0 dual-match loss to visiting Oneonta. Cortland falls to 1-2 overall. Oneonta improves to 3-0 overall and 2-0 in the conference.

The most exciting match of the day was at first doubles where Oneonta's Julieta Eulau and Alyssa Brault outlasted Cortland's Mia Hayes (Binghamton/Chenango Forks) and Chloe Knapp (Jamestown), 9-8, after winning a 7-5 tiebreaker. That match lasted more than two hours.

Oneonta's Mya Lipscomb and Olivia Fraser won 8-4 at second doubles and Alexandra Dratch and Madeline Carswell won 8-1 at third doubles. The visiting Red Dragons claimed all six singles matches in straight sets. The closest matches were at the first flight, with Eulau winning 6-3, 6-3 over Hayes, and the third flight, which saw Lipscomb win 6-2, 6-4 over Isabella Arrigo (Sauquoit/Sauquoit Valley).

Cortland travels to Geneseo for a league match Friday at 3 p.m.

Oneonta 9, Cortland 0

Doubles:

1) Julieta Eulau/Alyssa Brault (ONE) def. Mia Hayes/Chloe Knapp, 9-8 (7-5)
2) Mya Lipscomb/Olivia Fraser (ONE) def. Isabella Arrigo/Rachel Sullivan, 8-4
3) Alexandra Dratch/Madeline Carswell (ONE) def. Cassie Special/Tina Wertman, 8-1

Singles:

1) Julieta Eulau (ONE) def. Mia Hayes, 6-3, 6-3
2) Alyssa Brault (ONE) def. Chloe Knapp, 6-1, 6-0
3) Mya Lipscomb (ONE) def. Isabella Arrigo, 6-2, 6-4
4) Olivia Fraser (ONE) def. Tina Wertman, 6-1, 6-2
5) Alexandra Dratch (ONE) def. Cassie Special, 6-1, 6-2
6) Madeline Carswell (ONE) def. Olivia Terry, 6-2, 6-2

Records after match: Cortland (Red Dragons) 1-2, 0-1 SUNYAC, Oneonta (Red Dragons) 3-0, 2-0 SUNYAC
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