Match Results

BRONXVILLE, N.Y.—In the team's second match of the week, Sarah Lawrence College women's tennis defeated visiting Cooper Union, 5-4, in a non-conference match at Andrews Courts on Friday.

For Sarah Lawrence (2-0), rookies Autumn Atkinson (Manasquan, N.J./George School) and Juliet Slade (St. Paul, Minn./Central) dominated the No. 3 doubles match. The duo has not dropped a game in either of its matches, winning on Friday, 8-0.

Cooper Union evened the score at one point apiece when the Hawks' No. 2 team of Janet Butler and Athena Unroe escaped with an 8-5 victory.

SLC retook the advantage with the No. 1 doubles match, as Nora Landes (Los Angeles, Calif./Cleveland Humanities Magnet) and Kayla Pincus (Shaker Heights, Ohio/Shaker Heights) picked up their second partnership victory of the year, 8-5, to give the Gryphons a 2-1 lead heading into singles play.

In her collegiate debut, rookie Gryphon Sarah Pyatt (Taos, N.M./Taos) came out on top in the No. 6 singles match, 6-4, 6-4. First-year player Caroline Harrison (Galloway, N.J./Absegami) also triumphed in her first collegiate match, picking up the No. 5 position, 7-5, 7-5.

With SLC in front 4-1, Cooper Union narrowed the gap by taking the No. 3 position. Unroe won her second match of the day in a tight 7-5, 7-5 fashion.

Atkinson had the honor of clinching the win for Sarah Lawrence. The first-year player cruised to a 6-2, 6-2 win in the No. 4 position to capture her fourth win in as many collegiate matches.

Though the team match was out of reach, Cooper Union's top players fought to the end. Laura Quan comfortably took a 6-1, 6-1, win in the No. 1 match, while Emily Adamo polished off the night with a 6-1, 6-1 win in the No. 2 match.

Sarah Lawrence women's tennis has a week-long break from action before the netters return to the courts on Saturday, Sept. 14 for a trip to Brooklyn College.