ITHACA, NY (October 16, 2009) – Though she did not receive a bye, Vassar junior Elizabeth Anderson ensured she would join her teammates for Saturday's quarterfinal play at the New York State Women's Tennis Championships, with a 0-6, 6-2, 10-5 win over Melanie Cohen of host Ithaca College at Cornell University's Reis Tennis Center on Friday.

With byes in five out of six of the singles flights, and all three of the doubles flights, there was minimal action for the Vassar College women's tennis team in the first day of play at the NYS Championships. Seeded No. 3 in the No. 4 singles flight, Anderson rebounded from her first set loss to advance to the quarterfinals along with the rest of her teammates on Saturday. Here are Saturday's matchups:

No. 1 Singles
No. 1 Nicole Pontee vs. Hallie Mabrey (Union)

No. 2 Singles
No. 1 Jennifer Beckerman vs. Alexa Wimes (NYU)

No. 3 Singles
No. 1 Joy Backer vs. Danielle Schreck (Rochester)

No. 4 Singles
No. 3 Elizabeth Anderson vs. Brianna Dickie (RPI)

No. 5 Singles
No. 1 Jennifer Ruther vs. Kelly Noble (Nazareth)

No. 6 Singles
No. 1 Natalie Santiago vs. Julie Burkett (RIT)

No. 1 Doubles
No. 1 Pontee/Backer vs. Flora Lee/Alexa Wimes (NYU)

No. 2 Doubles
No. 1 Beckerman/Nicole Block vs. Shari Damon/Casey Kennedy (William Smith)

No. 3 Doubles
No. 1 Caroline Dunn-Rankin/Santiago vs. Jess McCue/Katie Serock (William Smith)