TROY, N.Y.--Senior Lindsey Brudvig won two matches for Western New England, but it wasn't enough as the Golden Bears women's tennis squad lost a close match at The Sage Colleges, 5-4, on Thursday afternoon at Prospect Park. The Gators improve to 6-3 overall, while WNE lost its sixth straight to fall to 3-7 on the season.

Brudvig picked up two of WNE's four points with wins at No. 4 singles over Katie Schultz, 6-2, 6-2, and No. 2 doubles with senior co-captain Linda Mustafa against Erin Duffy/Lauren Bendall, 8-4

Sage's pair of junior Kirsten Ackerman and senior Nicole Riley triumphed 8-3 at No. 1 doubles as they beat freshmen Caleigh Curran and Joeanna Glantz  The Gators tandem improves to 9-0 this fall with one another.

Western New England's other two points came from Glantz at No. 3 singles versus Duffy, winning in straight sets 7-6 (7-2), 6-2, and by Kelly Byrnes/Juliette Cormier over Julia Race/Schultz at No. 3 doubles, 8-1. 

Sage's win was sealed by the three-set win at No. 6 singles by rookie Shanessa Mendoza, 2-6, 7-5, 10-5 beating freshman Corey St. Louis in a super-set tiebreaker.

1. Ackerman, Kristen (SAGEWOM) def. Caleigh Curran (WNEW) 6-0, 6-1
2. Riley, Nicole (SAGEWOM) def. Linda Mustafa (WNEW) 7-6 (7-5), 6-2
3. Joeanna Glantz (WNEW) def. Duffy, Erin (SAGEWOM) 7-6 (7-2), 6-2
4. Lindsey Brudvig (WNEW) def. Schultz, Katie (SAGEWOM) 6-2, 6-2
5. Bendall, Lauren (SAGEWOM) def. Kelly Byrnes (WNEW) 6-4, 6-4
6. Mendoza, Shanessa (SAGEWOM) def. Corey St. Louis (WNEW) 2-6, 7-5, 10-5

Doubles competition
1. Ackerman, Kristen/Riley, Nicole (SAGEWOM) def. Caleigh Curran/Joeanna Glantz (WNEW) 8-3
2. Lindsey Brudvig/Linda Mustafa (WNEW) def. Duffy, Erin/Bendall, Lauren (SAGEWOM) 8-4
3. Kelly Byrnes/Juliette Cormier (WNEW) def. Race, Julia/Schultz, Katie (SAGEWOM) 8-1

Match Notes: Western New England 3-7; The Sage Colleges 6-3; T-2:35; A-15