Women’s Tennis: Swarthmore Takes Over First Place
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - 25th-ranked Swarthmore assumed the top spot in the Centennial Conference by defeating Washington College 6-3 at Faulkner Courts on Thursday afternoon. The Garnet (9-2 overall, 5-0 CC) won their 24th consecutive Centennial match and sixth straight overall.
Swarthmore claimed victory in two of the three doubles' matches. Juniors Waverly Lutz and Sara Sargent outlasted Washington's Blake Leeser and Lydia Bull at No. 2, winning 9-7. Seniors Jenna Adleberg and Emily Townsend won their second Centennial match of 2006, rolling past Kristen Hossick and Lyndsey Beidle 8-4 at No. 3 doubles.
Garnet All-American Sonya Reynolds rebounded nicely from just her second loss of the season on April 11, easily defeating Washington's Allison Daciek (ranked 17th in the Atlantic South region) in straight sets 6-4, 6-3.
Garnet freshman Jennie Park remained in Centennial play, winning her fifth straight conference match 7-5, 6-3 over Beth Foster at No. 2
Sargent rolled in straight sets at No. 4 singles, besting Lydia Bull 6-4, 6-3 while Lutz dispatched Ryoko Sawada 6-1, 6-3 at No. 6.
The Garnet look to tighten their hold on the top spot in the Centennial on Saturday, April 15 when they host McDaniel in a 1:00 p.m. match.