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Women's Tennis Perry Laskaris, sports information assistant

Women's Tennis Edges Spring Harbor University, 5-4

Engineers improve to 5-2 on the season with comeback victory

Christina Ciamarra
HILTON HEAD, S.C. – Jeanette Carillo and Christina Ciamarra both earned singles victories after pairing up for the win at third doubles, to lead the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) women's tennis team to a come-from-behind, 5-4, victory over Spring Harbor. With the win, the Engineers improve to 5-2 overall, while the Cougars fall to 1-10.

Carillo (Brooklyn, NY/Fontbonne Hall Academy) and Ciamarra (Woodbury, MN/Newtown) picked up the club's lone doubles victory, defeating Spring Harbor's Jenna Moore and Jennifer Wagner (Detroit, MI), 8-1. Ciamarra then topped Cougars freshman Jenna Bart (Grand Rapids, MI) in straight sets (6-4, 6-2), while Carillo was victorious at sixth singles (6-1, 6-3).

RPI junior Zosia Casterine (Farmingdale, MI/Farmingdale) took home the win at second flight singles, downing Kragt, 7-5, 6-0.

Below are the results by flight:

Doubles:

1. Kelly Smith and Becca Kragt (SA) def. Jessica Sitzer and Casterline (RPI): 8-6.
2. Meghan Olson and Brianna Dickie (RPI) lost to Muriel Adib and Jenna Bart (SA) 8-1.
3. Carillo and Ciamarra (RPI) def. Moore and Wagner (SA) 8-1.

Singles:

1. Smith (SA) def. Sitzer (RPI): 6-4, 6-1.
2. Casterline (RPI) def. Kragt (SA): 7-5, 6-0.
3. Adib (SA) def. Dickie (RPI): 6-1, 6-1.
4. Ciamarra (RPI) def. Bart (SA): 6-4, 6-2.
5. Olson (RPI) def. Wagner (SA): 6-3, 6-3.
6. Carillo (RPI) def. Moore (SA): 6-1, 6-3.

The Engineers are off tomorrow, but return to action in Hilton Head, S.C. on Thursday morning, when they take on Texas Lutheran (8am).

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