ROCHESTER, N.Y. (October 18, 2015) – The third-seeded Stevens Institute of Technology women's tennis team fell to top-seeded Ithaca College, 5-1 Sunday in the Empire 8 Conference Championship final.

The loss ends Stevens' season at 8-3, while Ithaca will move on to the NCAA Tournament. 

Ithaca jumped out to the early lead with an 8-2 win at second doubles over sophomore Katrina Guido and Sydney Zoretic, before extending the lead with an 8-3 win at No. 1. Stevens' rookie tandem of Victoria Piskarev and Jill Hadwen were able to respond however, picking-up the tiebreaker win at No. 3 to get the Ducks on the board.. 

The match loss was just the second of the season handed to the Bombers by the opposition.

Ithaca rebounded with a straight-set win over Hadwen at fourth singles, before extending the lead with a 6-2, 6-0 win at No. 1 over junior Alexis Connor. Up 4-1, the Bombers preceded to clinch the championship with a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 2 over senior Julia Guignard.

With the season now over, the Ducks will return to action this March to begin their sprig schedule. 

1. Haley Kusak/McKinleigh Lair (ITHACA) def. Connor/Guignad (Stevens) 8-3
2. Caroline Dunn/Shayna Ginster (ITHACA) def. Zoretic/Katrina Guido (Stevens) 8-2
3. Hadwen/Victoria Piskarev (Stevens) def. Marni Blumenthal/Sydney Greenspan (ITHACA) 9-8 (7-5)

1. Haley Kusak (ITHACA) def. Alexis Connor (Stevens) 6-2, 6-0
2. McKinleigh Lair (ITHACA) def. Julia Guignard (Stevens) 6-2, 6-2
3. Caroline Dunn (ITHACA) vs. Sydney Zoretic (Stevens) 6-4, 4-1 (DNF)
4. Marni Blumenthal (ITHACA) def. Jill Hadwen (Stevens) 6-0, 6-0
5. Shayna Ginster (ITHACA) vs. Jillian Morneau (Stevens) DNF
6. Jodi Grosberg (ITHACA) vs. Allie Masciana (Stevens) DNF

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