Williamsville, N.Y. – The Le Moyne College women's tennis team closed out its Fall season with a 7-0 victory over Daemen University on Sunday evening at the Miller Tennis Center.
 
"Great victory today over Daemen," said head coach Jeff Lonczak '03. "Sianna Kavrakova got her first victory and we were able to sweep a familiar opponent. Props to Ella for fighting back after a tough set to win against their toughest spot. We really enjoyed the Fall and are looking forward to the Spring."

The Dolphins took a 1-0 lead in the match by sweeping the doubles competition. At the first position, freshmen Lilia Raiss (Temara, Morocco/Descartes) and Ella Fernando (Manchester, England/Stonyhurst College) recorded a 6-3 victory over Frida Rubio and Kitsa Scime. Sophomore Stella Simeonova (Sofia, Bulgaria/National Gymnasium of Mathematics and Natural Sciences) and graduate student Francesca Lilliegren (Guayaquil, Ecuador/Colegio Alemán Humboldt Guayaquil) teamed at the second spot for a 6-0 win over Yinett Del Leon and Maya Chon. Senior Fiona Pepper (Challapampa, Peru/Colegio Anglo Americano Prescott) and junior Isabella Barona (Manta, Ecuador/Talentos de Manta) downed Carly Armitage and Emily Jablonski at the third position, 6-1.

Raiss claimed the victory at the first singles position, 6-1, 7-5, over Rubio. After dropping the first set, 6-3, Fernando rallied for 6-2 and 10-2 wins over Scime at the second spot. Barona was a 6-0, 6-2 winner at the third position over Del Leon, while sophomore Paula Casares (A Coruna, Spain/Colegio Maristas Cristo Rey) was a 6-1, 6-0 victor at the fourth spot over Armitage. Sophomore Alicia Alvarez (Madrid, Spain/IES Ortega y Gasset) tallied a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Chon at the fifth position. Freshman Sianna Kavrakova (Plovdiv, Bulgaria/Weil Tennis Academy and College Preparatory School (Calif.)) completed the sweep with a 6-0, 6-3 win at the sixth spot over Arianna Lysiak.

Le Moyne (2-1) returns to action on Friday, February 2 with matches against Merrimack College and Colgate University.