UTICA, NY - The Utica University women's tennis team began a three-match week today, heading up to Oswego to battle the Lakers on Wednesday afternoon. The Pioneer racketers battled hard on the banks of Ontario Lake, especially in singles action, where a few Utica players managed to take some Oswego athletes deep into various sets. 

Lyndsey Tiedemann (Salt Point, NY/Franklin D Roosevelt) turned in a great performance once again, challenging the Lakers' top singles player in Avery Borman and nearly taking a huge victory. Tiedemann fell in a very competitive first set 6-4, before losing 6-2 in the second set. Despite the setback, the senior starter has been adapting well to the top of stack, playing better and better in each singles appearance. 

Victoria Elefante (Clinton, NY/Clinton) also shot out of the gates on Wednesday afternoon, fighting hard and grabbing three games in the first set of her #4 singles matchup against Emily DeLuca. The senior from Clinton did well in the matchup.

Freshman Natalyn Williams (Fort Drum, NY/Carthage) got the nod to be the Pioneers #2, slotting in against the second-best Oswego player Sabrina Achki. The rookie from the north country grabbed two games in her singles bout. 

The other three singles players, Hannah Loebbaka (Saugerties, NY/Saugerties), Saige Burton (Chittenango, NY/Chittenango), and Kimora-Lee Simmons (Utica, NY/Thomas R. Proctor) all nabbed a game during their respective singles matches. 

The Pioneers will now look ahead to their home-opener on Saturday, which coincides with the start of Empire 8 play. They'll open the conference season at 1:00 this Saturday against the Highlanders of Houghton.