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TCNJ hands previously unbeaten Skidmore a 7-2 loss

Ewing, NJ…The College of New Jersey's women's tennis team hosted the Thoroughbreds of Skidmore College on Saturday afternoon in TCNJ's Student Recreation Center. Ranked No. 17 in Division III, TCNJ tallied a 7-2 win over No. 30 ranked Skidmore. TCNJ is now 6-1 overall, while Skidmore drops to 5-1. 

Doubles
1. Jackie Shtemberg/Christina Contrafatto (TCNJ) def. Rachel Loeb/Dani Fancher, 8-2
2. Jennifer Grabler/Steph Abrams (SC) def. Amanda Berg/ Sarah Roser, 8-5
3. Stefanie Haar/Haley Kutner (TCNJ) def. Laura Attley/Caroline Sherman, 8-1

Singles
1. Shtemberg (TCNJ) def. Loeb, 6-3, 6-1
2. Fancher (SC) def. Berg, 7-5, 3-6, 10-1
3. Contrafatto (TCNJ) def. Attley, 6-3, 6-0
4. Haar (TCNJ) def. Grabler, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
5. Kutner (TCNJ) def. Abrams, 7-5, 6-2
6. Roser (TCNJ) def. Sherman, 6-1, 6-4

TCNJ swept through the doubles to take a 2-1 lead into the singles competition as the Lions' top tandem of senior Christina Contrafatto (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill East) and sophomore Jackie Shtemberg (Franklin Lakes, NJ/Ramapo) collected an 8-2 win over Skidmore's pair of freshman Rachel Loeb (Greenwood Village, CO/Cherry Creek) and sophomore Dani Fancher (St. Louis, MO/Ladue Horton Watkins). With the victory, Shtemberg and Contraffato, who are ranked third in the region, improved to 15-5 overall this season, while Skidmore's top pair, which holds a No. 9 regional ranking falls to 10-3 with one another.

Shtemberg added a 6-3, 6-1 win at first singles over Loeb, while Fancher tallied a 7-5, 3-6, 10-1 victory over TCNJ's freshman Amanda Berg (Mendham, NJ/West Morris-Mendham) who was back in the Lions' lineup at No. 2 singles.
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