FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – For the second year in a row, it's Valiants versus Rams in the Skyline Conference Women's Tennis Championship Finals. After both sides picked up 4-0 semifinal victories, the second-seeded Manhattanville women's tennis team is Long Island bound on Saturday to take on No. 1 Farmingdale.
 
How We Got Here
The top seeds prevailed in Wednesday's semifinals, with No. 2 Manhattanville taking down No. 3 Saint Joseph's Long Island on home court to mark the team's third-straight conference finals appearance. The Valiants were victorious in all three doubles flights, with Addison Ortiz (Bronx, N.Y./High School for Health Professions and Human Services) & Adrianna Filippelli (Mastic, N.Y./William Floyd) earning a 6-0 No. 2s win, while Amaya Ortiz (Bronx, N.Y./High School for Health Professions and Human Services) / Jenifer Lalman (Schenectady, N.Y./Schenectady) and Maria Gutierrez (Norwalk, Conn./Brien McMahon) / Bianca Reyna (Yonkers, N.Y./Roosevelt) picking up matching 6-3 decisions on No. 1 & No. 3s. In singles play, the Ortiz' and Lalman picked up the wins on courts No. 2 through 4 to punch the team's ticket back to the finals.

On the other half of the bracket, No. 1 Farmingdale dispelled No. 4 Yeshiva. A 6-0 No. 2s win by Martine McGown and Gabriella Loria and a 6-1 MacKenzie Gisler and Mikayla DeMaria victory in No. 3s put the Rams ahead early, with McGowan, Gisler and DeMaria earning the singles wins to push Farmingdale into their second-straight finals.

Last Time Out
The teams met in the regular season on Oct. 7 at Farmingdale in one of the tightest contests in the entirety of the conference season. The Rams edged out Manhattanville 4-3, handing the Valiants their lone conference loss of the year. The Vals claimed No. 1 Doubles with Filippelli and Am. Ortiz winning 6-2, but the Rams' McGowan / Loria and Gisler / DeMaria were victorious in that match too to put Farmingdale ahead. The teams split singles play, with Filippelli, Am. Ortiz and Lalman picking up the wins for the Valiants while Kaelin Burnett, Loria and DeMaria won their respective flights to secure the match victory.

Tournament History
Manhattanville and Farmingdale are running back the 2024 Skyline Championship Finals, when the teams facing off in Purchase. As the No. 2 seed, the Rams took down No. 1 Manhattanville 4-2. As was the case in the 2025 matchup, the Rams captured the doubles point to take the advantage before taking three of the five singles matches that completed to win the title.

The teams also met in the postseason prior as part of Manhattanville's run to the championship. The Valiants edged out the Rams under the old scoring rules, 5-4. The lone Valiant part of that win competing this season is Ad. Ortiz, who collected a No. 2 Doubles and a No. 3 Singles victory in the win.

The Valiants are making a third-straight appearance in the Skyline Finals, while the Rams are making an eighth-straight postseason run.

Team Leaders
Manhattanville

• Filippelli: 8-2 Singles, 11-0 Doubles
• Ad. Ortiz: 10-1 Singles, 10-1 Doubles
• Am. Ortiz: 9-1 Singles, 9-1 Doubles
• Lalman: 11-0 Singles, 8-3 Doubles

Farmingdale

• Gisler: 10-4 Singles, 12-1 Doubles
• McGowan: 10-4 Singles, 10-4 Doubles
• Loria: 9-2 Singles, 9-4 Doubles
• DeMaria: 8-2 Singles, 9-1 Doubles

History

• All-Time Record vs Farmingdale: 3-7
• Streak: Farmingdale W2
• Series Record at Farmingdale: 1-4
• Last Five Meetings (Home team listed second):
  • 10/7/25: Manhattanville 3, Farmingdale 4
  • 11/2/24: Farmingdale 4, Manhattanville 2 (Skyline Finals)
  • 10/26/24: Farmingdale 3, Manhattanville 4
  • 10/18/23: Manhattanville 5, Farmingdale 4 (Skyline Semifinals)
  • 9/27/23: Manhattanville 4, Farmingdale 5

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