BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - The Cortland women's tennis team defeated Fredonia St, 7-2, Saturday afternoon at the SUNYAC Championships. The Red Dragons improved to 5-6 with the win and advanced to face Brockport in the fifth-place match Sunday at 10 a.m. The Blue Devils dropped to 7-5 with the loss.

Cortland won 5-of-6 singles matches and 2-of-3 doubles matches. In doubles play, senior Loraine Jelinek (Smithtown/Home School) and sophomore Jean Martinez (Homer) earned an 8-2 win in the first flight. Freshmen Shannon Grodotzke (Rocky Point) and Dilara Kumbul (Greece/Greece Athena) teamed up to win 8-0 at second doubles. In third doubles, Fredonia's Jess Johnston and Stephanie Thompson registered an 8-2 victory.

Jelinek recorded a win at first singles, taking the first set, 6-0, and collecting the victory when her opponent retired. Martinez earned a 6-1, 6-1 win at second singles. The tightest match occurred at third singles. Grodotzke recorded the victory over Jess Johnston, winning the first set, 6-1, dropping the second set, 7-5, and earning the win by virtue of taking the super tiebreaker, 10-4.

Freshman Janette O'Keefe (Cornwall) picked up a 6-2, 6-1 win at fourth singles. Kumbul recorded Cortland's final singles win, 6-3, 6-4, in the fifth flight. Stephanie Thompson earned the Blue Devils' win at sixth singles, 6-0, 6-0.

FINAL: Cortland 7, Fredonia St. 2

Doubles:
1) Loraine Jelinek/Jean Martinez (CORT) def. Alison Phillips/Sara DiFulvio, 8-2
2) Shannon Grodotzke/Dilara Kumbul (CORT) def. Miller Barmasse/Molly Zanetti, 8-0
3) Jess Johnston/Stephanie Thompson (FRED) def. Mary Claire Kopcienski/Janette O'Keefe, 8-2

Singles:
1) Loraine Jelinek (CORT) def. Alison Phillips, 6-0, retired
2) Jean Martinez (CORT) def. Sara DiFulvio, 6-1, 6-1
3) Shannon Grodotzke (CORT) def. Jess Johnston, 6-1, 5-7, 10-4 **
4) Janette O'Keefe (CORT) def. Miller Barmasse, 6-2, 6-1
5) Dilara Kumbul (CORT) def. Molly Zanetti, 6-3, 6-4
6) Stephanie Thompson (FRED) def. Jaclyn Cartwright, 6-0, 6-0

** Super-tiebreaker to 10 points played in place of third set due to time constraints

Records after match: Cortland (Red Dragons) 5-6, Fredonia St. (Blue Devils) 7-5