UTICA, NY - The Utica University tennis team fell to St. John Fisher 5-4 in an Empire 8 match on Sunday afternoon.
 
The Pioneers did well in doubles as Isabella Bonapace (Leonia, NJ/Leonia) and Ellen Lyga (New Hartford, NY/Notre Dame) won their doubles match 8-4 while Selma Dizdarevic (Utica, NY/Proctor) and Paetra Heeren (Warwick, NY/Warwick Valley) also took care of business, winning their match 8-6.
 
Ellen Lyga (New Hartford, NY/Notre Dame) continued her strong start to the season in singles winning 6-0, 6-1 and now boasts a 4-2 singles record. Lyndsey Tiedemann (Salt Point, NY/Franklin D Roosevelt) won her singles match 6-2, 6-1 to collect her second individual win of the season.
 
Utica (1-5, 0-3 Empire 8) will travel to face Houghton University on Friday, September 29 at 4 p.m.