#10 Eagles Edge #14 Swarthmore
SWARTHMORE, Pa. -- The 14th-ranked Swarthmore women's tennis team came up just short in their attempt to knock off another nationally-ranked opponent in the Atlantic South region. This time it was the No. 10 University of Mary Washington Eagles that came on to campus and left with a 5-4 victory Friday afternoon at the Michael Mullan Tennis Center.
The Garnet (6-4 overall) picked up a 2-1 lead after the doubles' competition; Waverly Lutz '07 and Rachel Wallwork '10 picked up their third win in a row, defeating UMW's Katie Miglin and Natalia Fugate (the 13th-ranked pair in the region) 9-7 at No. 2 while Marissa Matthews '07 and Erica Lukoski '08 won 8-3 at No. 3 over Amy Sheetz and Priscilla Jamison.
Swarthmore increased its lead to 4-2 after the first round of singles play—only three matches could take place at once as the cold weather outside forced the action to the indoor courts. Garnet senior Sonya Reyonlds, the fifth-ranked singles player in the Atlantic South, defeated Stephanie Kurti (ranked 18th regionally) 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 in No. 1 singles. Wallwork, the 29th-ranked singles player in the Atlantic South, picked up her third victory over a regionally-ranked opponent, fighting past Miglin 6-4, 6-3 at No. 2.
The Eagles (12-2) rallied to win the final three singles matches to remain undefeated in away matches.
Swarthmore was scheduled to play Centennial-opponent McDaniel on Saturday, April 7 but forecasted cold weather has forced the match to be re-scheduled for April 22 in Westminster, Md. The Garnet will take the week off to prepare for Centennial-rival Muhlenberg College—the two schools will face off in Allentown, Pa. on April 14 at 12:00 p.m.