Williams Women's Tennis Beats No. 1 Emory

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LEXINGTON, Va. - The Williams College women's tennis team on Saturday earned a 6-3 win over top-ranked Emory University (10-2).
 
The Ephs maintain an undefeated record this season and continue to play strong on the road, setting their sights next to Carnegie Mellon on Sunday.
 
In doubles play, it was senior Maria Pylypiv and freshman Julia Cancio who set the tone for the Ephs (7-0), defeating their opponent 8-4. Williams' pairing of Shin/Raventos then followed with another decisive victory at 8-1. Emory ultimately took the third match, led by Emory's Harding/Su who were able to overcome senior Rebecca Curran and junior Maya Hart (W) at a margin of 8-4 - finishing doubles with an Ephs lead at 2-1.
 
Williams continued to find success in singles play. Williams' Pylypiv, Raventos, Shin and Curran each topped their opponents after two sets, taking a 6-1 lead. The Eagles of Emory fought late, however, winning the final two matches of the day thanks to efforts by freshman Bridget Harding and junior Madison Gordon. Despite Emory's late push, the Ephs were able to seal a victory at 6-3 - upsetting the top ranked Eagles.
 
"I'm proud of how composed our team was today thorugh some tough outdoor conditions," Williams coach Alison Swain said. "Everyone trusted their game and played as a team which is what we wanted to foucus on headed into the match."
 
MEN'S TENNIS
REDLANDS, Calif. -- The Williams College men's tennis team on Saturday won its second straight, defeating Redlands, 6-3.
 
Freshmen  Sachin Raghavan and Brian Grodecki combined for half of the Ephs’ point total on the day, claiming crucial wins at three-doubles and four-singles, including the match-clinching point at six-singles.
 
Williamstown's Rohan Shastri dropped his match at No. 2 singles, 7-6, 6-3, but teamed with Jose Raventos for an 8-5 win at No. 1 doubles.
 
Williams plays Vestment College in Santa Barabara on Monday.
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Mount Greylock School Committee Votes Slight Increase to Proposed Assessments

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock Regional School Committee on Thursday voted unanimously to slightly increase the assessment to the district's member towns from the figures in the draft budget presented by the administration.
 
The School Committee opted to lower the use of Mount Greylock's reserve account by $70,000 and, instead, increase by that amount the share of the fiscal year 2025 operating budget shared proportionally by Lanesborough and Williamstown taxpayers.
 
The budget prepared by the administration and presented to the School Committee at its annual public hearing on Thursday included $665,000 from the district's Excess and Deficiency account, the equivalent of a municipal free cash balance, an accrual of lower-than-anticipated expenses and higher-than-anticipated revenue in any given year.
 
That represented a 90 percent jump from the $350,000 allocated from E&D for fiscal year 2024, which ends on June 30. And, coupled with more robust use of the district's tuition revenue account (7 percent more in FY25) and School Choice revenue (3 percent more), the draw down on E&D is seen as a stopgap measure to mitigate a spike in FY25 expenses and an unsustainable budgeting strategy long term, administrators say.
 
The budget passed by the School Committee on Thursday continues to rely more heavily on reserves than in years past, but to a lesser extent than originally proposed.
 
Specifically, the budget the panel approved includes a total assessment to Williamstown of $13,775,336 (including capital and operating costs) and a total assessment to Lanesborough of $6,425,373.
 
As a percentage increase from the FY24 assessments, that translates to a 3.90 percent increase to Williamstown and a 3.38 percent increase to Lanesborough.
 
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