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Women's tennis team with Coach Matt Johnson
Women's tennis team with Coach Matt Johnson

Members of the Women's Tennis Team with Coach Matt Johnson.

  • October 9, 2018
  • Jerry Reilly

Fredonia is headed to the SUNYAC Tournament following its 6-3 win over Plattsburgh to close out the regular season Sunday.

In the winner-take-all scenario, the Blue Devils improved to 4-3 in the conference and dropped the Cardinals to 3-4.to claim the fourth and final seed and earn the right to take on No. 1 seed New Paltz at 1 p.m. Saturday.

That match will be held at the Binghamton Tennis Center, also the site of Sunday's decisive match.

The Blue Devils are 12-3 overall.

Fredonia jumped into a 2-1 after doubles competition, then clinched the match by winning four of the six singles matches.\

Winners of both singles and doubles matches were senior Olivia Miller (Springwater/Wayland-Cohochton), sophomore Sarah Bunk (Sayville/Sayville), and freshman Mikayla Johnson (Lakewood/Southwestern).

In addition, freshman Jane Chiacchia (Hamburg/Hamburg) won her school-record 13th singles match (13-2), Miller added to her career school records for singles wins (38) and doubles wins (24).

Plattsburgh had won the last four matches over Fredonia -- in 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2016. The last Fredonia win came in 2009.

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