Farmingdale, N.Y. - The women's tennis team earned the #1 seed for the playoffs and after a victory over Sarah Lawrence in the Semifinals, the Rams defeated St. Joseph's-LI, 5-1, in the Finals to win their third straight Skyline Conference Title. Farmingdale State earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Championship in May.
The Rams had four All-Conference selections as junior's Priscilla Signore (Staten Island, N.Y.) and Tatiana Rosamilia (Malverne, N.Y.) were both named to the First Team, while senior Denise Liguori (Massapequa, N.Y.) and junior Michelle Fredericks (Farmingdale, N.Y.) earned Second Team honors.
Signore, the Skyline Tournament MVP, was 9-5 at first singles and 11-4 at #1 doubles this season. Rosamilia, who is FSC's #2 singles player, carded a 10-3 record, while Fredericks was 10-2 at third singles. Liguori and sophomore Madison Schrader (East Islip, N.Y.) each recorded a team-high 11 singles victories this year.
Head coach Adam Waterhouse was named the Skyline Conference Coach of the Year.
The Rams will start their spring season on April 1st with a home match against CCNY.
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