CORTLAND, N.Y.—The William Smith College tennis team improved its record to 9-5 on the season, after blanking SUNY Cortland 9-0 this afternoon. The Red Dragons dropped to 2-9 overall.

Junior Chelsea Rauck (Columbus School for Girls/Bexley, Ohio) led the Herons with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Meg Cole at first singles. She went on to join sophomore Shari Damon (Honeoye Falls-Lima/Honeoye Falls, N.Y.) for an 8-5 win at first doubles. Damon also recorded a win at third singles, 6-2, 6-0 over Dayna Brent.

At No. 2 singles, William Smith first-year Amanda Slack (Cape Elizabeth/Cape Elizabeth, Maine) downed Amanda McElroy 6-3, 6-1, while her sister, Melissa Slack (Cape Elizabeth/Cape Elizabeth, Maine), defeated Merchon Brower 6-0, 6-2 at No. 4 singles. The two Herons teamed up for an 8-0 victory at No. 2 doubles as well.

First-year Heron Gaby Berkman (Champlain Valley Union/Shelburne, Vt.) improved her individual record to a team-best 13-2 with a win at fifth singles, while senior Erinn Cain (Pal-Mac/Palmyra, N.Y.) won at No. 6 singles. Cain and sophomore Meredith Levenson (Andover/Andover, Mass.) defeated Jennifer Carlisi and Katie Freeman at third doubles to round out the day.

The Herons will be back in action next weekend, April 26-27, when they host the Liberty League Championships starting at 8 a.m. on both days. For live coverage of the event, log on to the William Smith tennis schedule page and click on the live coverage link.