BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- Fredonia State women's tennis closed out its 2012 season with a suspenseful 5-2 win over Oswego in the consolation round of the SUNYAC Tournament at the Binghamton Tennis Center.
The Blue Devils took a 3-0 lead after doubles competition. Their lead grew to 4-0 when Jess Johnston (Fredonia) defeated Oswego's Hannah Rawlings, 6-0, 6-2, in their No. 3 singles match.
Oswego won the next two points and held leads in each of the remaining three singles matches. Two of those matches were heading to a third set when sophomore
Sara DiFulvio scored the decisive fifth point as she defeated Oswego's Lauren Stall, 6-3, 7-6, at No. 2 singles.
The Blue Devils finished the season 8-5 overall.
The results:
FREDONIA STATE 5, OSWEGO 2
Doubles
1) FRED -- Alison Phillips/Sara DiFulvio def. Nicole Leader/Kelsey Wilson, 8-5;
2) FRED -- Miller Barmasse/Molly Zanetti def. Hannah Rawlings/Lauren Stall, 8-4;
3) FRED -- Stephanie Thompson/Jess Johnston def. Kelly Corwin/Olivia Knierman, 8-6.
Singles
1) OSW -- Leader def. Phillips, 6-2, 6-0;
2) FRED -- DiFulvio def. Stall, 6-3, 7-6;
3) FRED -- Johnston def. Rawlings, 6-0, 6-2;
4) OSW -- Corwin def. Barmasse, 2-6, 6-1, 6-1;
5) Did not finish -- Zanetti (FRED) vs. Haley Miller (OSW);
6) Did not finish -- Thompson (FRED) vs. Paige Edgar (OSW).
