HOUGHTON, N.Y. — Houghton University women's tennis closed its 2026 season Saturday with a 6-1 loss to St. John Fisher at Kerr Pegula Field House.
Sage Brinckerhoff earned Houghton's lone point with a 6-2, 6-4 victory at No. 1 singles. Brinckerhoff rallied after dropping the opening game to take the first set 6-2, then secured the match with a 6-4 win in the second set.
Houghton also competed closely at No. 2 doubles, where Victoria Martinez and Prashansa Chakrapani fell in a tiebreaker after the teams split the first 12 games. St. John Fisher won the other two doubles matches to take the doubles point.
In singles play, Zoe Zachery won the first set at No. 3 before St. John Fisher's Isabella Busch rallied to win the next two sets, 6-3, 6-3. Martinez, Chakrapani, Jessica Fornah and Anavah Emmott also competed in singles for the Highlanders.
Houghton finished the season with a 2-11 overall record and a 2-6 mark in Empire 8 play.
