OSWEGO, N.Y. – The Oswego State women's tennis team fell 8-1 to the Cortland Red Dragons on Thursday at the Romney Tennis Courts. With the loss, the Lakers start the year 0-1 and Cortland begins its slate at 1-0.

After dropping all three doubles matches and the first three singles matches, the Lakers got on the board. Giovanna Saulle battled her counterpart through three sets after dropping the first 7-5. She got the break in the second set to secure a 6-4 frame win and then continued through the third-set super-tiebreak winning 10-3.

Allie Foland dropped the first set 6-0, but stayed competitive and hung with the opponent before dropping a close second set 6-4.

The Lakers will return to the courts on Friday for a match at SUNYAC West foe Geneseo beginning at 4 p.m.

Cortland 8, Oswego State 1

Singles competition:
1. Mia Hayes (CORTLAND) def. Jill Travis (OSWEGO) 6-2, 6-1
2. Nikaylah Williams (CORTLAND) def. Alli Ullrich (OSWEGO) 6-1, 6-2
3. Katie Fineman (CORTLAND) def. Madeline Klatt (OSWEGO) 6-0, 6-1
4. Giovanna Saulle (OSWEGO) def. Kim Givelechian (CORTLAND) 5-7, 6-4, 10-3
5. Cassie Special (CORTLAND) def. Allie Foland (OSWEGO) 6-0, 6-4
6. Kristen Parker (CORTLAND) def. Alesha Pilon (OSWEGO) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles competition:
1. Mia Hayes/Nikaylah Williams (CORTLAND) def. Jill Travis/Alli Ullrich (OSWEGO) 8-1
2. Katie Fineman/Kim Givelechian (CORTLAND) def. Madeline Klatt/Giovanna Saulle (OSWEGO) 8-3
3. Cassie Special/Michelle Coffey (CORTLAND) def. Allie Foland/Alesha Pilon (OSWEGO) 8-2