Women’s Tennis: Split Squad Downs Owls, No. 1 Doubles Wins in VA
SWARTHMORE, Pa. -- Team work was the name of the game Saturday afternoon when the Garnet women (3-2, 1-0 CC) hosted Centennial Conference rival Bryn Mawr. Swarthmore opened its defense of the Conference title in spectacular fashion, dropping a mere match on its way to a 8-1 victory.
A split squad also took on #2 Washington & Lee on Saturday afternoon as well, falling to the Lady Generals 8-1.
The lone Garnet point was very significant; Swarthmore juniors Sonya Reynolds and Marissa Matthews, recently ranked eighth in the Atlantic South region, defeated fourth-ranked Katie Tabb and Ginny Wortham 9-8 (7-3) at No. 1 doubles.
Action at the Mullan Tennis Center vs. Bryn Mawr started off with Swarthmore's ordinarily No. 3 and No. 5 players, Jennie Park '09 and Erica Lukoski '08, playing No. 1 doubles. The pair overcame a slow start to outduel the Owls' Karen Ginsburg and Jessie Tarlov 8-4.
Park then easily won her singles match 6-1, 6-1 over Ginsburg at No. 1 singles and doubles partner Lukoski was able to put together a decent game, exchanging some powerful shots with Bryn Mawr's Leah Blankenship, winning 6-2, 6-0.
Jamie Midyette '08, Marissa Lee '09, Oriana Galardi-Este '06, and Sonali Shahi '06 were able to put able their singles matches as well, preventing Bryn Mawr from winning more than four games in a set.
Half the team takes on #21 Cal-Lutheran at 10:00 a.m., Sunday, March 19. On Saturday, March 25, the team will be headed west to play Centennial rival Gettysburg (PA) at 1:00 pm.