Latham, N.Y. – For the first time in seven years, Colgate women's tennis defeated Siena 4-3 Sunday afternoon at Tri-City Fitness.
After dropping a doubles point, Head Coach
Bobby Pennington's squad moved to 6-3 overall after battling it out in their respective singles slots.
Amelia Galin,
Jordan Ben-Shmuel,
Natalie Fuller, and
Katerina Atallah secured singles wins to collect a Sunday afternoon win.
Ben-Shmuel, Fuller, and Atallah clinched in super breakers, helping push the Raiders to the win.
Colgate holds a four game win streak as freshman standout Galin has won six-straight singles matches.
Scores vs. Siena
Doubles
Emme Levenson / Galin lost 5-7.
Fuller / Atallah won 6-3.
Eliza Podlas /
Addie Eklund lost 3-6.
Singles
Galin won 6-4, 6-3.
Levenson lost 5-7, 6-3, 6-10.
Eklund lost 3-6, 1-6.
Ben-Shmuel won 7-6(8), 0-6, 10-8.
Fuller won 6-4, 2-6, 10-5.
Atallah won 4-6, 6-2, 10-7.
FROM THE SOURCE
Head Coach Bobby Pennington
"One of my most exciting women's non-conference wins in recent memory. Siena is an elite team that has been to the NCAA Tournament and the last time we beat them was in 2015. After dropping a heartbreaker in doubles our Rookie of the Year
Amelia Galin won in straight sets. Katerina, Natalie, and Jordan clinched all-in super breakers. That's five in a row and we don't plan on slowing down any time soon. We are here.
UP NEXT
The Raiders return to the court next weekend as they are set to face off against a tough opponent in St. Bonaventure Saturday afternoon. Colgate continues it's weekend against Ivy League powerhouse Cornell Sunday.