Skidmore Sports Roundup
FRESHMAN TENNIS PLAYER CAPTURES SINGLES TITLE
The Skidmore College women’s tennis team capped a successful hosting of the 2025 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Northeast Regional Championships with a stellar final day, highlighted by freshman Ginevra Muratori capturing the Singles title before teaming with fellow freshman Amelie Gonzalez for a runner-up finish in doubles play.
Muratori began her day by cruising past RPI’s Kaaviya Kannan in the semifinals round, conceding just one game to win 6-1, 6-0 and advancing onto the title match. In the championship match, Muratori fended off NYU’s Victoria Wang with a comfortable 6-4, 6-2 victory to be crowned as Skidmore’s first singles champion since Risa Fukushige won in 2018 alongside punching her ticket onto next month’s ITA Cup tournament. More notably, Muratori’s championship run saw the freshman face and defeat high-seeded opponents through nearly every round of play.
In doubles play, Muratori/Gonzalez took down Kast/Bondarenko of NYU with a decisive 8-5 victory in the semifinals to advance onto the championship match, guaranteeing a spot in next month’s ITA Cup tournament. Facing RPI’s Jaiswal/Ridenour in the championship match, the Thoroughbred duo jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead but couldn’t fend off an unrelenting Engineers comeback to fall 3-8.
WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM VICTORIOUS
The Skidmore College women’s soccer team continued its strong start to Liberty League play with a tightly-contested 2–1 road victory over St. Lawrence on Saturday afternoon. Following a scoreless first half, the Thoroughbreds (4-2-2, 2-0 Liberty League) came alive offensively coming out of halftime, fueled by a goal and assist from junior Hazel Aiello and a team-leading fifth goal from fellow junior Abby Lewis. Skidmore outshot the Saints (4-3-2, 0-1 Liberty League) 11-to-8 with 5-to-1 edge corner kicks in the second half to close out the win.
MEN’S SOCCER SQUAD SHUTS OUT ST. LAWRENCE
Senior Connor Mansfield and sophomore Dylan Moore scored in quick succession to lift the Skidmore College men’s soccer team to a 2-0 shutout win over St. Lawrence on Saturday afternoon at Wachenheim Field. Picking up the first conference win of the season, the Thoroughbreds (4-1-3, 1-0-1 Liberty League) scored twice within a 90-second stretch early in the first half and made enough plays defensively the rest of the game to defeat the Saints (2-6, 0-2 Liberty League) for the first time since 2016.
VOLLEYBALL TEAM SWEEPS RIT
The Skidmore College volleyball team rolled to a sweep (25-18, 25-18, 25-13) on the road at RIT on Saturday afternoon. The victory gives Skidmore a weekend split to open Liberty League play. The Thoroughbreds are 7-7 overall. Maya Stolarz led all players with 13 kills on 29 swings and a .379 attack percentage. Natalie Pedersen finished with six kills without an error on 12 attacks for an even .500 percentage. Marlowe McIntyre had a team-high 15 digs to go along with a pair of aces. Overall, Skidmore hit .230 as a team while limiting RIT to .019 with percentages at zero or below in two out of the three sets. Up next, Skidmore will host Union next Saturday, Oct. 4, at 1 p.m. in a Liberty League showdown.