The Binghamton University women’s tennis team competed at the Brown Invitational this past weekend, facing a talented field which included Boston College and Dartmouth College.

In the first round, freshman Taylor Hollander and senior Emma Leibowicz both fell to their opponents, but bounced back with consolation round victories.

Hollander topped Princeton University’s Rachel Saiontz in the consolation semifinals of the fourth flight, then defeated Dartmouth’s Rachel Decker-Sadowski in straight sets to claim the finals victory.

Leibowicz defeated Boston University’s Amelia Martinez 6-1, 6-4 in the sixth flight consolation finals.

In Flight 1 singles, senior Jillian Santos was defeated by Boston College’s Katarina Gajic 6-4, 7-5 (7-5). In the consolation semifinals, Santos rebounded with a victory over Melissa Matsuoka of Dartmouth before eventually falling in the consolation finals to Brown University’s Cassandra Herzberg (6-4, 6-3).

In Flight 2 singles, freshman Katherine Medianik dropped her first round match, then fell in the consolation semifinals and seventh place game. In Flight 3 singles, Marina Bykovskaya won her first-round match, but fell in the second round before dropping the third-place matchup.

In the first round of the doubles competition, Princeton defeated Binghamton 3-1. Only the tandem of senior Basak Gone and Hollander was able to pull out a win, topping its opponents 9-8 (7-0).

In the first doubles consolation, the Bearcats tied BU 2-2. The duo of freshman Missy Edelblum and Santos came out with a victory, as well as the tandem of Gone and Hollander. Binghamton fell to Rutgers University 4-0 in the second doubles consolation.

“I’m pleased with how the team competed this weekend,” head coach Libby McGovern said, according to www.bubearcats.com. “They had to sustain a very high level of play over the entire length of their matches and this challenge will be beneficial to us as the season progresses. The caliber of players at this tournament shows us the level of play that we need to achieve in order to be successful this season.”

Binghamton will take the weekend off before it is set to return to action on Oct. 8 at the USTA National Tennis Center Invitational in Flushing, N.Y.