The Oswego State women’s tennis team is in incredible form, breaking records with every game. The Lakers had three games this week: one non-conference game against SUNY Brockport and two conference games against SUNY Fredonia and SUNY Cortland. 

The Lakers dominated the first game entirely, winning 7-0 against the Golden Eagles on the road. With this win, the Lakers created a new record of seven consecutive wins. 

The first game was a doubles match between Avery Borman and Isabella Eason on the Lakers’ side against Cara Vasile and Lena Paolicelli. It was the closest match of the doubles, but there was a large margin of 6-3 for the Lakers. Kathryn Salamida and Emily Lyga made the second match on the Lakers side, while Olivia Chiu and Sophie Langdon were on the Golden Eagles. Again, the Lakers duo dominated the game, winning it 6-2. The third and final doubles match ended with the same score of 6-2, and the winner was Leah Bell and Emily DeLuca. 

After the doubles game came the singles, which the Lakers also dominated and did not lose a single match. The first on the court was Emily Lyga, who destroyed her opponent from start to finish, winning both sets played 6-0. The second game was played by Rafaela Dimitrakopou, who also won both sets, the first by 6-1 and the second by 6-3. Kathryn Salamida won the third singles match, conceding just two points. The first set ended 6-2 and the second was a 6-0 smash. 

Bell won the fourth game. She dominated her opponent, losing just one point with 6-0 and 6-1. Emily DeLuca won the fifth game with another 6-0 and one 6-3. To end the day and ensure the Lakers’ domination, Avery Borman won twice 6-0 without conceding at any point. 

The second match was against the Devils on the road. It was the first game of the SUNYAC season and a tremendous start for the Lakers, who won it by 6-1. It also increased the record for eight consecutive games.

The Lakers did not start well, losing the first doubles match with Avery Borman and Eason against Bernadette Gens and Lucy Prevet by a score of 6-3. However, the Lakers would tie everything up on the doubles, winning their second match with Lyga and Kathryn Salamida over Claire LeFevre and Gabriella Farr by 6-3. To finish the doubles games, the Lakers would win it with Bell and DeLuca dominating their opponents by a 6-1 score, conceding only one point. 

The singles started with a close first set; however, Lyga won it by 6-4 in the first and dominated the second set by 6-1. The second match of the singles was a win for the Devils. Prevet dominated Dimitrakopoulos by only letting one point in each set, winning 6-1 in both sets. The Lakers needed to demonstrate their strength by winning a set with a huge score, which is what happened with Salamida. She won both sets 6-0 and again put power in the Lakers’ hands.

The Lakers needed one more win to guarantee their win, as Bell won her fourth game, making it happen with a score of 6-1 and 6-3 in both sets, respectively. With the win in their hands, the Lakers still did not waste the opportunity to show their strength and won both the fifth and sixth games, dominating the Devils. DeLuca finished everything, winning the first set by 6-1 and the second by 6-0 during the fifth game. Borman won the sixth game with the same score in both sets. 

The third game was a win over the Red Dragons by 6-1, increasing the record one more time. In the doubles, the Lakers won all three matches without any problem, with the same score in all of them. The duos Borman and Eason, Salamida and Lyga, DeLuca and Bell won their games by 6-2. 

In the solo games, Lyga won both sets without problems, winning 6-1 in both. In the second game, Salamida had a great confrontation against Repass. The first set was very close, with Salamidas winning 7-6. In the second set, the Dragons dominated, winning 6-1, forcing the game into a third set that was won by Salamidas 10-7. In the third match, the Dragons won, dominating with two 6-0 scores.

In the fourth game, Bell easily won the first set, 6-0 and the second, more closely, 7-5. DeLuca easily won the first set 6-0 and the second 6-4 in the fifth game. To end the day with another victory, Borman won with scores identical to DeLuca’s. The Lakers next game will be against Nazareth University on Sept. 25.

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