CASTLETON, Vt. – The Vermont State University Castleton women's tennis team was downed in a non-conference match against Farmingdale State, 8-1, Sunday afternoon.

The Spartans (1-6) kept tandem action close with 8-5 scores in the top two doubles flights occupied by Stella Forte/Madelyn Nonni and Ginny Trevisan/Camille Jackson. The Rams' (4-2) pair of Heather McGullam/Rebecca Ness completed the sweep with an 8-2 win over Olivia Rutkowski/Devon Kibbey at the third slot.

Forte collected an emphatic triumph at No. 1 singles, posting a 6-1 victory then taking the match when Lien Collings retired in the second set. Trevisan fought to a third set for the second time in two days, but surrendered a 14-12 super-tiebreak decision to MacKenzie Gisler. At the fourth spot, FSC's Gabriella Loria halted Jackson's singles win streak in 6-1, 6-4 fashion. Ram triumphs at the second, fifth, and sixth flights finalized the dual at 8-1.

The Spartans host two matches on home court next week, beginning with a Little East Conference matchup with UMass Boston on Tuesday, September 26. First serve is at 4 p.m.

RESULTS
Doubles
1. Collings/Furchel (FSC) def. Forte/Nonni (VTSU), 8-5
2. Jones/Gisler (FSC) def. Trevisan/Jackson (VTSU), 8-5
3. McGullam/Ness (FSC) def. Rutkowski/Kibbey (VTSU), 8-2

Singles
1. Stella Forte (VTSU) def. Lien Collings (FSC), 6-1, 2-1 (win by retirement)
2. Natalia Furchel (FSC) def. Madelyn Nonni (VTSU), 6-0, 6-2
3. MacKenzie Gisler (FSC) def. Ginny Trevisan (VTSU), 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (14-12)
4. Gabriella Loria (FSC) def. Camille Jackson (VTSU), 6-1, 6-4
5. Mikayla DeMaria (FSC) def. Olivia Rutkowski (VTSU), 6-2, 6-0
6. Elizabeth Cintron (FSC) def. Devon Kibbey (VTSU), 6-1, 6-3