The William Smith tennis team will welcome Smith College to Geneva this Saturday to open its spring season. First serve between the Herons and the Pioneers is set for 1:30 p.m. in Bristol Field House.
 
William Smith is 0-1 in dual matches this season after falling to Daemen University 5-4 back in September. The Herons are looking to build off a successful fall in tournament play that saw sophomore Haley Levine and junior Natalie Haythorn participate in the ITA Northeast Regional Championships.
 
Smith brings a 2-0 record to Geneva and is coming off a 6-3 win over Nichols College on Feb. 17. First-year Sabrina Wang clinched the match for the Pioneers over the Bison. Smith's first win of the season came against Clark University on Oct. 3, as the Pioneers swept the Cougars 9-0.
 
This will be the first meeting between William Smith and Smith College in program history.
 
ABOUT THE HERONS

• Haythorn led the Herons in the fall and was 3-4 in doubles play. She is 0-1 in the No. 1 spot with Levine and will look to play a significant role in both singles and doubles play.
• First-year Mae Kellersman has impressed in her rookie season and has posted a 2-1 record in singles play. She is 1-0 in dual matches, beating Daemen's Yinett Del Leon 7-5, 6-2 in the No. 3 spot.
• Isabelle Goings-Perrot is back with the team after studying abroad in the fall. Last season she led William Smith from the No. 1 singles and doubles positions. Goings-Perrot was 17-7 in the No. 1 doubles spot in the 2022-23 season.
• Junior Julia Pida will also play an important role in both singles and doubles action this spring. She went 0-1 in singles play this fall, falling 8-7 (7-3) to Ithaca's Maddie Sutro in the Mary Hosking Invitational.

 
ABOUT THE PIONEERS

• Ayla Hauser is 2-0 in the No. 1 singles spot this season. She has defeated her opponents from Clark 6-0, 6-2, and Nichols 6-0, 6-5, to secure the undefeated record.
• Aranne Jung and Sabrina Wang are also 2-0 in dual matches this season.
• Sisters Clara Goshgarian and Lili Goshgarian lead the Pioneers in doubles action and are 2-0 in the No. 1 spot.