Box Score MEADVILLE, Pa. - The Allegheny women's tennis team defeated Washington & Jefferson college, 8-1, in Taylor Coffman's head coaching debut.

The Gators swept the Presidents in doubles. Both the second doubles pair of Amanda Ress Liere (Middle Island, N.Y./Longwood) and Ella Swan (Nashville, Tenn./Hume-Fogg Academic) and the third doubles pair of Miharu Koh (Tokyo, Japan/Monta Vista (Calif.)) and Taylor Hayes (Geneva, Ill./Geneva Community) cruised to 8-2 wins. Trailing 7-6, the first doubles team of Katherine Marks (Argyle, Texas/Liberty Christian) and Gaby DeLeon (Weatherford, Texas/Weatherford) won the 14th game, forcing a tiebreaker. The Gators were able to break the Presidents early and take the tiebreaker 7-3 and complete the doubles sweep.

In singles play, singles number two DeLeon won a competitive match with sets of 6-4 and 6-3. Ress Liere captured both sets 6-2 and 6-0, while Koh won with sets of 6-1 and 6-2. Swan took her singles match handedly, winning both sets 6-0. Hayes also earned the win with 6-1 and 6-3 showings.

Marks battled against W&J's Maya Krishnasamy in both sets, but eventually fell by scores of 6-4 in both.

Doubles
Katherine Marks/Gaby DeLeon d. Maya Krishnasamy/Isabella Goldman 8-7 (7-3)
Amanda Ress Liere/Ella Swan d. Jade Annaldo/Vanessa Hyde 8-2
Miharu Koh/Taylor Hayes d. Megan Berard/Caitlin Shellhammer 8-2

Singles
Maya Krishnasamy d. Katherine Marks 6-4, 6-4
Gaby DeLeon d. Isabella Goldman 6-3, 6-4
Amanda Ress Liere d. Megan Berard 6-2, 6-0
Miharu Koh d. Jade Annaldo 6-1, 6-2
Ella Swan d. Caitlin Shellhammer 6-0, 6-0
Taylor Hayes d. Vanessa Hyde 6-1, 6-3

Allegheny will return to action for the ITA Tournament from Sept. 19 through Sept. 21.