When the Siena Women's Tennis team needed it most, their singles players stepped up in what became a 4-3 white knuckle victory at Le Moyne on Saturday. 
 
The Saints (2-6) received a victory from No. 6 singles player Madeleine De Faber-Schumacher to cement it after a stretched match that required a tie-breaker in the first set. 
 
Other singles' wins came from No. 1 Laia Giralt, No. 2 Andrea Vargas and No. 5 Manuela Gomez.
 
"This was a full team win," said Siena first-year head coach Alex Van Cott.
 
"We will continue to build towards conference play. Shout out to Maddy for the hard-fought clinch."
 
De Faber-Schumacher, a junior from Phoenixville, PA, earned the clincher on a 7-6 (7), 7-5 sealer against Alicia Alvarez. 
 
The Dolphins fell to 4-3 on the season.  
 
Next, Siena will take a couple weeks off from competition before returning to the courts on Friday, March 14 at 6:45 p.m. against Sacred Heart (1-4) to open up conference play from the friendly confines of Tri-City Fitness in Latham.
 
DOUBLES
#1 Feriel Mahbouli /Ella Fernando (L) def. Laia Giralt/Manuela Gomez (SC) 6-4
#2 Andrea Vargas/ Zaara Omar (SC) v. Stella Simeonova/Alicia Alvarez (L) 5-4, uf
#3 Isabella Barona/Paula Casares (L) def. Reegan Mullaney/ Madeline De Faber-Schumacher 6-3 (SC)
 
SINGLES
#1 Giralt (SC) def. Charlotte Klein (L) 6-4, 6-4
#2 Vargas (SC) def. Mahbouli (L) 6-1, 6-3
#3 Casares (L) def. Mullaney (SC) 6-4, 6-3
#4 Fernando (L) def. Omar (SC) 6-4, 6-4
#5 Gomez (SC) def. Barona (L) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
#6 De Faber-Schumacher (SC) def. Alvarez (L) 7-6 (7), 7-5