PITTSFORD, N.Y.-The William Smith College tennis team notched an 8-1 non-conference victory over Nazareth this afternoon. The win improves the Herons to 8-6 on the season.
 
William Smith took control of the match right out of the gate, sweeping doubles play. In the top spot, sophomore Michaelann Denton and junior Hannah More defeated Allison Friends and Jean McCarthy 8-2. The win improves Denton and More to 14-5 overall and 9-3 at No. 1. At. No. 3, sophomore Alex Cattie and first-year Connie Froass also recorded an 8-2 victory. They bested the Golden Flyers' Carlee Hastings and Elizabeth Karstedt. First-years Sydney Ferry and Alex Greenberg closed out doubles play with an 8-3 win in the middle of the lineup.
 
At No. 1 singles, More extended her winning streak to seven matches with a 6-1, 6-3 win over McCarthy. More is now a team best 15-4 in singles play this season. Greenberg lost a single game at No. 2, defeating Friends, 6-1, 6-0. Greenberg is currently on a five match win streak and is 12-7 overall in her rookie season. Denton earned her 12th win of the season when she defeated Ami Petosa, 6-2, 6-1 at No. 3. Cattie topped Karstedt 6-0, 6-4 at No. 6. Froass added a singles point for the Herons with a 3-6, 7-5, 11-9 win at No. 5.
 
William Smith will conclude its non-conference slate when it travels to Cortland on Saturday. The match with the Red Dragons is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m.