NEWARK, NJ – Rutgers-Newark freshman Ashley Lawrence and junior Kelly Fitzsimmons notched a win on the top-flight doubles court, but Ramapo powered past the Scarlet Raiders, 8-1, in a New Jersey Athletic Conference women's tennis match on The Golden Dome Courts. 

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Lawrence and Fitzsimmons downed the Roadrunners' Laura Strandberg and Brittany Pitts, 8-4, but that was the only positive for the Raiders (1-7, NJAC 0-3) against Ramapo (5-2, NJAC 1-1). 

Lawrence was the only Raider to extend her singles match to three sets, falling 6-0, 4-6 and 10-6 in a final frame pro-set against Strandberg on the top flight. Fitzsimmons bowed in a pro-set, 8-4, to Kristine Austria on the No. 2 court. The bottom four singles matches were each swept by the Roadrunners, 6-0, 6-0. 

Rutgers-Newark hosts William Paterson in another NJAC contest on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. on The Golden Dome Courts.