OSWEGO, N.Y. – The Oswego State women's tennis team improved to 2-1 this season with a 5-4 win over Utica on Wednesday. With the loss, Utica fell to 0-3 on the season.

During doubles, Oswego edged Utica to lead 2-1. Alli Ullrich and Jill Travis did not allow a single point, while Jill Burns and Erin Vargo defeated their opponents 8-3. Lorrayne Broach and Bridget Bender fell to Utica in a close 8-7 match.

In singles, Alli Ullrich quickly defeated Sara Gribanoff with a score of 6-0 in the first set and 6-1 in the second set. After falling to Utica in the next three sets, Haru Kobayashi and Lorrayne Broach helped Oswego get the win with two crucial defeats of Deanna DiFabio and Madeline McIlnay.

Women's tennis will be back in action when they host Oneonta at 11 a.m. on Saturday.

Oswego State 5, Utica College 4

Singles competition:
1. Alli Ullrich (OSWEGO) def. Sara Gribanoff (UTICA) 6-0, 6-1
2. Julianne Pieros (UTICA) def. Jill Travis (OSWEGO) 6-5, 6-2
3. Lulu Zhang (UTICA) def. Jill Burns (OSWEGO) 6-0, 6-4
4. Shannon Fillmore (UTICA) def. Bridget Bender (OSWEGO) 6-3, 7-5
5. Haru Kobayashi (OSWEGO) def. Deanna DiFabio (UTICA) 6-1, 6-0
6. Lorrayne Broach (OSWEGO) def. Madeline McIlnay (UTICA) 6-3, 6-0

Doubles competition:
1. Alli Ulrich/Jill Travis (OSWEGO) def. Sara Gribanoff/Madeline McIlnay (UTICA) 8-0
2. Julianne Pieros/Lulu Zhang (UTICA) def. Lorrayne Broach/Bridget Bender (OSWEGO) 8-7
3. Jill Burns/Erin Vargo (OSWEGO) def. Shannon Fillmore/Deanna DiFabio (UTICA) 8-3