BUFFALO, NY - The Utica University women's tennis team defeated the Medaille University Mavericks 5-4 on the road on Saturday afternoon for its first win of the season. 
 
Ellen Lyga (New Hartford, NY/Notre Dame) and Paetra Heeren (Warwick, NY/Warwick Valley) moved to 2-0 in doubles as a pair this season with an 8-2 win in first doubles. After Medaille took second doubles 8-7, Jackie Roberts (Herkimer, NY/Notre Dame) and Emily DePasquale (Holland Patent, NY/Holland Patent) responded with an 8-5 victory in third doubles. 
 
Lyga dominated in first singles 6-1, 6-0 while teammate Selma Dizdarevic (Utica, NY/Proctor ) put Utica up 4-1 with a 6-0, 6-2 win in second singles. Medaille claimed singles three through five, setting up a decisive sixth singles that went down to the wire. With the team's first win of the year on the line, DePasquale won in straight sets, 6-4, 7-5 for the Pioneers to come home with the win. 
 
Utica (1-1, 1-0 Empire 8) will host Alfred University at 1 p.m. on Saturday, September 17.