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DATE: Mon., Oct. 15, 2007

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Women's Tennis

Pagano, doubles team earn SUNYAC wins

MANLIUS, N.Y. -- Fredonia State won two first-round matches over the weekend at the 2007 SUNYAC Women's Tennis Championships.

No. 1 singles player Brittany Pagano (Silver Creek/Nequa Valley, Ill.) earned one team point for the Blue Devils with a 6-1, 6-3 victory Friday over Plattsburgh's Sarahjean Marhone. Pagano, a senior playing in her final collegiate competition, was eliminated Saturday by No. 1 seed and eventual champ Dana Lim of New Paltz.

Also earning one point Friday was the No. 3 doubles team of Elise Daigler (North Tonawanda) and Sierra Summerville (Mexico). Both juniors, Daigler and Summerville ousted the Plattsburgh duo of Danielle Circelli and Sumie Takamitsu, 6-3 and 6-1. On Saturday, Daigler and Summerville put up a fight before falling to a Brockport pair by scores of 6-4, 3-6, 6-4.

Summerville also performed well Friday in No. 3 singles competition. She extended Cortland's Dayne Brent before falling 7-5, 4-6, 7-5.

Also competing for the Blue Devils were senior Marie Holla (Wellsville), in No. 2 singles and with Pagano in No. 1 doubles; senior Sarah Yates (Orchard Park), in No. 4 singles; senior Amy Sacca (Saratoga Springs), in No. 5 singles; sophomore Megan Zarzycki (Rochester/Irondequoit), in No. 6 singles; and Sacca's No. 2 doubles partner sophomore Mallory Long (Canandaigua).

The Blue Devils finished seventh of nine teams. New Paltz edged Geneseo for the team championship, held at the Eastside Racquet Club.

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