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Women's Tennis

Manhattanville, Farmingdale State Advance to Skyline Women's Tennis Championship Final

NEW YORK, N.Y. | No. 1 Manhattanville University and No. 2 Farmingdale State each posted 4-0 victories in the semifinal round of the 2026 Skyline Conference Women's Tennis Championship on Wednesday afternoon, setting up a championship showdown between the Valiants and Rams.

Both teams secured the doubles point before sweeping three singles matches to advance to the conference final.

Manhattanville 4, St. Joseph's-Long Island 0

Manhattanville (9-1) continued its impressive season with a 4-0 victory over No. 4 St. Joseph's-Long Island (7-6) at the Manhattanville Tennis Courts.

The Valiants took control early, sweeping the first two completed doubles matches to secure the opening point. At No. 1 doubles, Adrianna Filippelli and Amaya Ortiz defeated Allison Goodyear and Amanda Andree, 6-1, while Jenifer Lalman and Addison Ortiz rolled to a 6-0 victory over Rachel Wind and Kayla Mansfield at the No. 2 position.

Manhattanville carried that momentum into singles competition, earning three straight-set victories to clinch the match.

Filippelli delivered a commanding performance at No. 1 singles, defeating Goodyear, 6-0, 6-0. Ortiz followed with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Andree at No. 2 singles, while Maria Gutierrez sealed the Valiants' championship berth with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Amanda Barile at No. 5 singles.

The remaining singles matches went unfinished once Manhattanville secured the decisive fourth point.

Farmingdale State 4, Purchase 0

Farmingdale State (11-6) punched its ticket to the Skyline Championship final with a 4-0 shutout of No. 3 Purchase (9-4) on Wednesday afternoon.

The Rams opened the match by claiming the doubles point behind victories at the top two positions. Natalia Furchel and Gabriella Loria earned a 6-1 win over Amelia Perlmutter and Alyssa Muschenick at No. 1 doubles, while Kaelin Burnett and Emma Johannsen battled to a 7-5 victory over Emma Van Dorpe and Bianka Grzesik at No. 2 doubles.

Farmingdale State maintained its advantage in singles play, collecting three straight-set wins to secure the semifinal victory.

Burnett was the first to finish, defeating Grzesik, 6-1, 6-1, at No. 2 singles. Furchel followed with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Perlmutter at the top singles position, putting the Rams one point away from advancing.

Loria then clinched the match with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Van Dorpe at No. 3 singles, completing the shutout and sending Farmingdale State into the championship round.

Championship Matchup Set

With their semifinal victories, the Valiants and the Rams State will meet in the 2026 Skyline Conference Women's Tennis Championship final at Manhattanville on Saturday, October 24. The match is scheduled for noon.