Pipes, the reigning Empire 8 Player of the Year, led Geneseo to three-straight sweeps in the opening week, defeating SUNY Oswego, SUNY Cortland, and E8 opponent Russell Sage College. Pipes defeated her opponent from Oswego 6-2, 6-3, SUNY Cortland, 7-5 6-2, and Russell Sage 6-0 6-0, all at first singles. Pipes also won all three of her doubles matches in the first spot with teammate JoAnn Catalano by scores of 6-2, 6-1, and 6-0, respectively.