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Cortland Falls to Defending Champ Geneseo in SUNYAC Quarterfinals

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - Cortland lost to defending league champion Geneseo, 5-0, in the quarterfinal round of the SUNYAC tournament at the Binghamton Tennis Center. Cortland (4-6), the number-four seed in the East, will play Fredonia (#3 West) in a consolation bracket match Saturday at 11 a.m., while Geneseo (7-1), the top seed in the West, will play either Plattsburgh in the semifinals Saturday at 5 p.m.

Geneseo won the doubles matches by 8-0, 8-2 and 8-0 counts at the first, second and third flights, respectively. The Knights then clinched the win with victories at first singles, 6-0, 6-0, and fourth singles, 6-0, 6-1. The match was called after Geneseo had secured the team victory.

FINAL: Geneseo 5, Cortland 0

Doubles:
1) Mare Santos/Katie Talbot (GEN) def. Loraine Jelinek/Jean Martinez, 8-0
2) Sarah Shields/Amanda Rosati (GEN) def. Shannon Grodotzke/Dilara Kumbul, 8-2
3) Minxuan Yuan/Zakiyyah Abdus-Salaam (GEN) def. Mary Claire Kopcienski/Janette O'Keefe, 8-0

Singles:
1) Mare Santos (GEN) def. Loraine Jelinek, 6-0, 6-0
2) match not completed - Katie Talbot (GEN) vs. Jean Martinez (CORT)
3) match not completed - Amanda Rosati (GEN) vs. Shannon Grodotzke (CORT)
4) Sarah Shields (GEN) def. Janette O'Keefe, 6-1, 6-0
5) match not completed - Zakiyyah Abdus-Salaam (GEN) vs. Dilara Kumbul (CORT)
6) match not completed - Minxuan Yuan (GEN) vs. Jaclyn Cartwright (CORT)

Records after match: Cortland (Red Dragons) 4-6, Geneseo (Knights) 7-1

Scores of unfinished matches:
#2 singles: Talbot led Martinez, 6-0, 3-2
#3 singles: Rosati led Grodotzke, 6-0, 2-0
#5 singles: Abdus-Salaam led Kumbul, 6-1, 1-1
#6 singles: Yuan led Cartwright, 6-1, 3-0
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