Columbia, Md. - In a gritty and gutsy match, the Stony Brook women's tennis team fell to Albany, 4-2, in the America East Championship final Sunday at the Wilde Lake Tennis Center.

The Seawolves took a 1-0 after doubles wins at the No. 1 and 3 spot. Sophomore Yana Nikolaeva (Thornhill, Ontario) and Elizabeth Tsvetkov (Brooklyn, N.Y.) won 6-2 at the top spot.

Junior Nadia Smergut (New York, N.Y.) and senior Becky Shtilkind (Brooklyn, N.Y.) clinched the point with a 6-2 win at No. 3.

Albany won singles matches at No. 1, 3 and 5 to take a 3-1 lead, but Smergut won 6-2 in the third set over Dajana Ognjenovic to make it 3-2.

Shtilkind forced a third set against Isidora Pejovic, but she was outlasted 7-6 in the final set.

Stony Brook finished the season 10-7.

Albany 4, Stony Brook 2
Doubles
1. Nikolaeva/Tsvetkov (SBU) def. Torres/Glumac (UA) 6-2
2. Sala/Pejovic (UA) led Bhimjiyani/Badoche (SBU) 5-3
3. Smergut/Shtilkind (SBU) def. Kenic/King (UA) 6-2

Order of finish: 1,3

Singles
1. Jovana Kenic (UA) def. Yana Nikolaeva (SBU) 6-3, 6-2
2. Alba Sala (UA) led Liz Tsvetkov (SBU) 6-4, 5-7, 6-5
3. Paulina Torres (UA) def. Devanshi Bhimjiyani (SBU) 6-3, 6-3
4. Nadia Smergut (SBU) def. Dajana Ognjenovic (UA) 6-3, 1-6, 6-2
5. Ana Glumac (UA) def. Louise Badoche (SBU) 6-3, 6-2
6. Isidora Pejovic (UA) def. Becky Shtilkind (SBU) 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (6)

Order of finish: 5, 1, 3, 4, 6