BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- The Fredonia State women's tennis team lost a heartbreaker, 5-4, to Plattsburgh in the Consolation Round of the SUNYAC Championships on Saturday.
With the score tied 4-all and all but one match completed, it came down to the No. 5 singles between Fredonia State's
Stephanie Thompson (Verona/VVS) and Plattsburgh's Jacqueline Ciriello.
Ciriello won the first set 7-5. Thompson bounced back to claim the second set, 6-2. The final set resulted in Ciriello winning 6-4.
The Devils spilt the six singles matches with the Cardinals, while Plattsburgh claimed two of three doubles.
No. 3 singles
Miller Barmasse (Lockport) defeated Meghan Ryan handily, 6-1, 6-2. No. 4
Molly Zanetti (Saratoga Springs) downed Sarah Drexinger 6-0, 6-4.
No.6 singles,
Emily Fulkerson (Seneca Falls/Mynderse) defeated Ally Demeter 6-2, 6-3. Fulkerson was a late-minute fill in for
Samantha Pedneault, who was unable to compete.
Barmasse and Zanetti claimed the No. 2 doubles.
The Devils finish the season with an overall record of 8-5.
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(Consolation) Plattsburgh 5, Fredonia 4
Doubles
1 Emily Carlin/Kaitlyn Healy (PLAT) def.
Alison Phillips/
Sara DiFulvio (FRED) -- 8-4
2
Miller Barmasse/
Molly Zanetti (FRED) def. Sarah Drexinger/Jacqueline Ciriello -- 8-3
3 Meghan Ryan/Janel Weaver (PLAT) def.
Stephanie Thompson/
Emily Fulkerson -- 8-6
Singles
1 Emily Carlin (PLAT) def. Alison Phillps (FRED) -- 6-3, 6-2
2 Kaitlyn Healy (PLAT) def.
Sara DiFulvio (FRED) -- 6-1, 6-2
3
Miller Barmasse (FRED) def. Meghan Ryan (PLAT) -- 6-1, 6-2
4
Molly Zanetti (FRED) def. Sarah Drexinger (PLAT) -- 6-0, 6-4
5 Jacqueline Ciriello (PLAT) def.
Stephanie Thompson -- 7-5, 2-6, 6-4
6
Emily Fulkerson (FRED) def. Ally Demeter (PLAT) -- 6-2, 6-3
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