Syracuse, N.Y. – Senior Tirzah Walrath (Cortland, N.Y./Cortland) picked up a pair of singles victories and team on a doubles victory to lead the Le Moyne College women's tennis team to a split of two Northeast-10 Conference matches on Saturday and Sunday. The Dolphins fell at Adelphi, 6-3, on Saturday and downed New Haven, 7-2, on Sunday at the Drumlins Tennis Center.
Against Adelphi, Walrath picked up one of Le Moyne's two singles victories by defeating Maria Toft by a score of 6-3, 7-5 at first singles. Freshman Rebecca Black (Palmyra, N.Y./Palmyra-Macedon) was victorious over Jamie Sussman 6-1, 6-7 (10-12), 7-6 (7-3) at fifth singles. The team of senior Marielle Artessa (Syracuse, N.Y./Henninger) and sophomore Caroline Tisdell (Syracuse, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy) topped Michelle Gurda and Nicole Byrnes 8-3 at second doubles.
On Sunday, Walrath cruised to a 6-2, 6-2 win over New Haven's Lauren Lyons at first singles. She opened the match by teaming with Artessa to down Lyons and Gabby Fuentes, 8-3, at first doubles. Artessa closed out the regular season by beating Leah Smith 6-1, 7-5 at fourth singles.
Tisdell was victorious at second singles over Noelle Polhemus by a score of 5-7, 6-0, 10-5. Senior Allison Cohen (Fayetteville, N.Y./Jamesville-DeWitt) picked up the win at third singles over Fuentes 6-1, 6-0. Smith and Chelsea Annese earned the win at second doubles over Cohen and Tisdell by a score of 8-4.
In fifth singles, Black won her sixth consecutive match by defeating Annese 6-0, 6-2. Black teamed with junior Megan Andolina (Fulton, N.Y./Fulton) to top Polhemus and Mariana 
Zahora 8-4.
Le Moyne (8-7, NE-10 8-5), which won seven of its 10 matches during the spring season, earned the sixth seed in this week's Northeast-10 Conference tournament and will play Adelphi on Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. Prior to Sunday's match with New Haven, seniors Artessa, Cohen and Walrath were honored for their contributions to the program.
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Adelphi 6, Le Moyne 3
Singles competition
1. Tirzah Walrath (LEM) def. Maria Toft (ADE) 6-3, 7-5
2. Alda Ribeiro (ADE) def. Caroline Tisdell (LEM) 6-0, 6-3
3. Michelle Gurda (ADE) def. Allison Cohen (LEM) 6-2, 6-7 (7-4), 6-4
4. Amanda Aniboli (ADE) def. Marielle Artessa (LEM) 7-5, 5-7, 2-0, retired
5. Rebecca Black (LEM) def. Jamie Sussman (ADE) 6-1, 6-7 (10-12), 7-6 (7-3)
6. Megan Margino (ADE) def. Elizabeth Rhode (LEM) 6-4, retired
Doubles competition
1. Ribeiro/Toft (ADE) def. Walrath/Cohen (LEM) 8-4
2. Tisdell/Artessa (LEM) def. Gurda/Nicole Byrnes (ADE) 8-3
3. Carolyn Smith/Margino (ADE) def. Black/Megan Andolina (LEM) 8-2
Le Moyne 7, New Haven 2
Singles competition
1. Tirzah Walrath (LEM) def. Lauren Lyons (UNH) 6-2, 6-2
2. Caroline Tisdell (LEM) def. Noelle Polhemus (UNH) 5-7, 6-0, 10-5
3. Allison Cohen (LEM) def. Gabby Fuentes (UNH) 6-1, 6-0
4. Marielle Artessa (LEM) def. Leah Smith (UNH) 6-1, 7-5
5. Rebecca Black (LEM) def. Chelsea Annese (UNH) 6-0, 6-2
6. Ville (UNH) def. Elizabeth Rhode (LEM) 6-1, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Walrath/Artessa (LEM) def. Lyons/Fuentes (UNH) 8-3
2. Smith/Annese (UNH) def. Cohen/Tisdell (LEM) 8-4
3. Black/Megan Andolina (LEM) def. Polhemus/Mariana Zahora (UNH) 8-4
