Disappointment is the only way to describe the women’s tennis team’s performance of the last two weeks. After taking seventh at the Liberty League Championships just over a week ago, the women proceeded to also finish next to last at the New York State Women’s Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament this weekend in Ithaca, N.Y.
The Red Hawks won just one match, as the second doubles of Florine Cannelle and Maggie LaManque took their opening round contest easily 8-1. The tandem then lost 8-4 to a tough Vassar group.
Vassar took the team competition easily, doubling their closest competitor, New York University’s, score.
The Red Hawks limped home to finish the season. After starting the season 6-0 Rensselaer produced a losing record of 3-4 in its last seven matches, finishing with a respectable 9-4 record overall and a 7-4 mark in league games.
The team will lose two of its top three singles players to graduation in seniors Cannelle and Rami Ishikawa. Replacements for Cannelle and Ishikawa will also need to be found for the first and second doubles teams.
