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DATE: Sat., Sept. 1, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Women's Tennis

Season opening loss

FREDONIA, N.Y. -- The Fredonia State tennis team opened its season with an 8-1 loss to Geneseo.

The No. 2 doubles team of Elise Daigler (North Tonawanda/North Tonawanda) and Sierra Summerville (Mexico/Mexico) earned the lone win for the Devils, a 9-8 (7-5) victory. The No. 3 double tandem of Amy Sacca (Saratoga Springs/Saratoga Springs) and Mallory Long (Canandaigua/Canandaigua) had a strong effort, narrowly losing 8-6.

The team travels to Erie, Pa. next Saturday for the Penn State Behrend Invitational.

The results:

Geneseo 8, Fredonia State 1 -- Singles: Erika Pumple (G) d. Brittany Pagano 6-1, 6-1; Kristen Greiner (G) d. Marie Holla 6-1, 6-0; Vivian Cheung (G) d. Elise Daigler 4-6, 6-0; Caitlin Sternberg (G0 d. Sierra Summerville 6-1, 6-2; Anna Lehet (G) d. Amy Sacca 6-2, 6-0; Molly Dingley (G0 d. Megan Zarzycki 6-1, 6-0. Doubles: K. Greiner/V. Cheung (G) d. B. Pagano/M. Holla 8-1; E. Daigler/S. Summerville (F) d. A. Lehet/E. Pumple 9-8 (7-5); C. Sternberg/Steph. Loccisano (G) d. A. Sacca/M. Long 8-6.

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