WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y.— The William Smith College tennis team topped Bard College last night, 9-0, to open Liberty League Play. The Herons move to 6-4 overall and 1-0 in the Liberty League, while the Raptors fall to 2-8 with an 0-5 mark in conference play.

The Herons took a 3-0 lead in doubles action, earning all three available points. Sophomore Isabelle Goings-Perrot and first-year Haley Levine defeated Nico Gusac and Maya Kelly in the No. 1 spot, 8-3. At the No. 2 spot, sophomore Natalie Haythorn and first-year Maddy Buck topped Bella Reis and Paige Houghton 8-2 while first-year Marin Montagne and junior Jamie Fine swept Lapis Dove and Victoria Bagatcholon 8-0 in the third positon.

William Smith clinched the victory in singles play, winning all six matches. Senior Audrey Camacho swept Gusac, 6-2, 6-1 at the No. 1 spot. At the No. 2 spot, Buck beat Kelly ,6-2, 6-4, while sophomore Julia Pida topped Dove, 6-1, 6-0, at the No. 3 position.

Fine defeated Reis, 6-0, 6-0 at the No. 4 spot and is now 5-1 this season in singles action. At the No. 5 spot, Montagne bested Houghton, 6-0, 6-2, while sophomore Mia Tetrault downed Bagatcholon, 6-3, 6-0 at No. 6 in her first ever collegiate match.

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William Smith will be back in action this afternoon when it takes on No. 29 Skidmore College (7-5) in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. First serve between the Herons and the Thoroughbreds is set for 1 p.m.