Evan Witek

Walking up to the RIT Tennis match on Wednesday, September 17, was unlike the arrival to any other sporting event I have ever attended on campus. There was very little evidence of any sort of collegiate competition. Looking over the courts, I saw girls in black playing against those dressed in red and white. This helped me confirmmed that I was at the RIT-St. John Fisher College women's tennis match.

The game's crowd proved to be small; most of the fans present seemed to be the players' significant others or family members. Although, for the few of us watching, the Tigers kept the excitement level high.

Though they struggled through doubles, when it came down to the more crucial singles matches, the girls came through. Second year Biomedical Imaging major Lindsey Gibson's match ended up being the deciding point for the Tigers at the very end of the game. She lost the first set but came back by winning the following two sets, garnering a crucial win for the team. Her final set score of 6-0 demonstrates that when the pressure was on, Gibson excelled. Her opponent, however, rivaled back, making several questionable line-calls in an attempt to stave off defeat down to that last set. Despite the adversity she faced, Gibson delivered the smash that sent the St. John Fisher team packing.

With this win, RIT's Women's Tennis team delivered St. John Fisher its first loss. RIT also advanced to a winning 2-1 record in the Empire 8 conference and an even 2-2 overall record. Should any RIT students want to deliver the Tigers some much-needed cheering, their next home match is October 7 at 4 p.m. against Alfred University.

Evan Witek

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