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BRONX – The Fordham women's tennis team won their second straight 4-3 decision on Sunday afternoon against Binghamton in the Rams' first outdoor match of the spring season. With the win, Fordham improves to 4-2 on the year, while the Bearcats fall to 6-7 overall.
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Despite the final scoreline, the Rams clinched Sunday's match with four straight points, 4-0.
Fordham started off the day by winning the doubles point, though, in #1 doubles and #3 doubles.
Mayu Sato and
Hannah Drayton combined for a 6-1 victory over Shea Brodsky and Alexis Tashiro, while the duo of
Alexis Zobeideh and
Destiny Grunin downed Agatha Ambrozy and Olga Ostrovetsky, 6-4. In between,
Estelle Wong and
Gianna Insogna fell to Annie DiMuro and Sara Kohtz, 6-2.
Insogna's thorough 6-1, 6-0 defeat of Paulina Tafler gave the Rams a 2-0 lead in #6 singles and Grunin got the home team within a point of a victory with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Ambrozy in #4 singles.
Mayu Sato made it a clean sweep of the Bearcats with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over DiMuro in #2 singles.
The final three matches, all tied at one set apiece, were determined by a tiebreak serving as the third and final sets. Binghampton were victorious in all three tiebreaks to complete the 4-3 scoreline.
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The Rams travel to Orlando, Fla. for three matches over five days, starting with Quinnipiac on Friday, March 18. Fordham will also face Rhode Island and Bethune-Cookman.
ResultsSinglesSara Kohtz (BIN) def.
Estelle Wong (FOR), 6-4, 3-6, (10-8)
Mayu Sato (FOR) def. Annie DiMuro (BIN), 6-1, 6-4
Shea Brodsky (BIN) def.
Hannah Drayton (FOR), 6-3, 4-6, (13-11)
Destiny Grunin (FOR) def. Agatha Ambrozy (BIN), 6-2, 6-1
Alexis Tashiro (BIN) def.
Alexis Zobeideh (FOR), 1-6, 7-5, (10-7)
Gianna Insogna (FOR) def. Paulina Tafler (BIN), 6-1, 6-0
(Order of Finish: 6, 4, 2*, 5, 3, 1)
DoublesSato/Drayton (FOR) def. Brodsky/Tashiro (BIN), 6-1
DiMuro/Kohtz (BIN) def. Wong/Insogna (FOR), 6-2
Zobeideh/Grunin (FOR) def. Ambrozy/Ostrovetsky (BIN), 6-4
(Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3*)
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