POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – The State University of New York at New Paltz women's tennis team gained experience against two strong programs on Sunday afternoon at the Josselyn Tennis Courts, competing against Vassar College and New York University. There was no team scoring, but results do count toward individual records.

In singles action, freshman Abbott Brant (Shoreham, N.Y./Shoreham), junior Kayla DiPaulo (Liverpool, N.Y./Liverpool), sophomore Paige Munroe (Ann Arbor, Mich./Ann Arbor Pioneer) and freshman Devin Tracy (Great River, N.Y./East Islip) registered victories, while the pairings of DiPaulo and Tracy, senior Juliette Brandon (Bronx, N.Y./Cardinal Spellman) and freshman Jessica Schmidt (Commack, N.Y./Commack), Brant and senior Ingrid Maryansky (Forest Hills, N.Y./Forest Hills) and Munroe and junior Alli Esposito (Bellmore, N.Y./John F. Kennedy) all earned wins in doubles play.

New Paltz looks to defend its State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) title next weekend at the 2011 SUNYAC Women's Tennis Championship Tournament, which occurs from Friday through Sunday, Oct. 7-9, at the Eastside Racquet Club in Manlius, N.Y.

Singles
Round 1
   Ava Sadeghi (Vassar College) def. Kayla DiPaulo (SUNY New Paltz) 8-0
   Joy Backer (Vassar College) def. Mari Tzakis (NYU) 8-4
   Samantha Schapiro (Vassar College) def. Alli Esposito (SUNY New Paltz) 8-0
   Julia Xu (NYU) def. Juliette Brandon (SUNY New Paltz) 8-3
   Lindsay Kantor (Vassar College) def. Ingrid Maryansky (SUNY New Paltz) 8-2
   Ramya Pokala (NYU) def. Devin Tracy (SUNY New Paltz) 8-2
   Hannah Van Demark (Vassar College) def. Megan Moore (NYU) 8-4
   Anisha Kurien (Vassar College) def. Jessica Schmidt (SUNY New Paltz) 8-0
   Alexandra Ziarko (NYU) def. Abbott Brant (SUNY New Paltz) 8-2
Round 2
   Abbott Brant (SUNY New Paltz) def. Jane Landis (NYU) 6-0, 6-2
   Kayla DiPaulo (SUNY New Paltz) def. Ariel Sultan (NYU) 6-1, 6-0
   Paige Munroe (SUNY New Paltz) def. Joy Backer (Vassar College) 1-6, 6-2, 10-4
   Natalie Santiago (Vassar College) def. Juliette Brandon (SUNY New Paltz) 6-2, 6-1
   Samantha Schapiro (Vassar College) def. Julia Xu (NYU) 6-0, 6-2
   Ramya Pokala (NYU) def. Ingrid Maryansky (SUNY New Paltz) 6-0, 6-4
   Megan Moore (NYU) def. Lindsay Kantor (Vassar College) 6-4, 2-6, 16-14
   Hannah Van Demark (Vassar College) def. Jessica Schmidt (SUNY New Paltz) 6-3, 6-3
   Anisha Kurien (Vassar College) def. Alexandra Ziarko (NYU) 5-7, 6-4, 10-8
   Devin Tracy (SUNY New Paltz) def. Katie Andrew (NYU) 7-6 (7-4), 6-1

Doubles
Round 1
   Joy Backer/Ava Sadeghi (Vassar College) def. Alli Esposito/Paige Munroe (SUNY New Paltz) 8-3
   Natalie Santiago/Samantha Schapiro (Vassar College) def. Mari Tzakis/Ariel Sultan (NYU) 8-2
   Kayla DiPaulo/Devin Tracy (SUNY New Paltz) def. Julia Xu/Hanna Blau (NYU) 8-3
   Lindsay Kantor/Hannah Van Demark (Vassar College) def. Ramya Pokala/Alexandra Ziarko (NYU) 8-2
   Juliette Brandon/Jessica Schmidt (SUNY New Paltz) def. Anisha Kurien (Vassar College)/Alexandra Ziarko (NYU) 9-7
   Abbott Brant/Ingrid Maryansky (SUNY New Paltz) def. Katie Andrew/Jane Landis (NYU) 8-2
Round 2
   Joy Backer/Ava Sadeghi (Vassar College) def. Ariel Sultan/Mari Tzakis (NYU) 8-5
   Paige Munroe/Alli Esposito (SUNY New Paltz) def. Julia Xu/Alexandra Ziarko (NYU) 8-5
   Natalie Santiago/Samantha Schapiro (Vassar College) def. Kayla DiPaulo/Devin Tracy (SUNY New Paltz) 8-5
   Lindsay Kantor/Hannah Van Demark (Vassar College) def. Juliette Brandon/Jessica Schmidt (SUNY New Paltz) 8-1
   Ramya Pokala/Megan Moore (NYU) def. Abbott Brant/Ingrid Maryansky (SUNY New Paltz) 8-2