GENEVA, N.Y. –The William Smith College tennis team closed out the fall portion of its schedule with a 7-2 win over Rochester Institute of Technology this afternoon. The match was the Liberty League opener for both teams.
 
William Smith (1-0, 1-0) took control of the match early on, sweeping doubles play. First-years Leland Barclay and Kate Foley quickly dispatched the Tigers' Diana Kulawiec and Jessica Coombs 8-1 at No. 3. The win improves Barclay and Foley to 2-2 on the season. At No. 2, senior Katarina Kostovic and first-year Allie Perron knocked off RIT's Brianna Dimisko and Maddy Price 8-4. Senior Hannah More and junior Michaelann Denton rallied to claim an 8-6 victory over Gianna Heaviland and Amelia Ying in the top spot. Heaviland and Ying led 6-2 before More and Denton rattled off six straight wins to take the match. More and Denton improve to 5-1 on the season.
 
The Herons claimed four singles victories to secure the match. Perron improved to a team-best 7-2 in singles play with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Heaviland at No. 3. Denton logged her second win of the day, besting Taylor Thum 6-1, 6-3 in the second spot. Foley stretched her win streak to four matches with a 6-0, 6-3 win over Dimisko. At No. 5, Barclay topped Kulawiec 6-3, 6-4 to improve to 2-2 on the season. The Tigers (4-2, 0-1) earned points with wins at No. 1 and No. 6.  In the top spot, Ying bested More in three sets 6-1, 1-6, 6-0, while Valerie Luttman defeated first-year Morgan Hamre 7-5, 6-3.
 
William Smith's fall season is now complete. The Herons are scheduled to begin their spring season Feb. 25 when they travel to Saratoga Springs, N.Y. to face Skidmore.