MEADVILLE, Pa. -- The Allegheny women's tennis team opened their 2021-22 season against Washington and Jefferson Saturday (Sept. 4).
 
The Gators picked up the win 7-2.
 
The day started with a doubles sweep.  Ella Swan (Nashville, Tenn./Hume-Fogg Academic) and Jean-Arlette Legrand (San Juan, Puerto Rico) at first doubles and Sabrina Rodriguez (Kissimmee, Fla.) and Allison Riley (Twinsburg, Ohio/Twinsburg) at second doubles won 8-4.  At third doubles, Katherine Stancil (Gibsonia, Pa./Pine-Richland) and Taylor Hayes (Geneva, Ill./Geneva Community) went to a tiebreaker, but prevailed 7-3 to win the match 8-7.
 
Rodriguez at third singles and Riley at fifth singles both won 6-1, 6-1.  Stancil collected a 6-2, 6-0 win at fourth singles while Noelle Kidd (Broadview Heights, Ohio/North Royalton) had a 6-0, 6-1 win at sixth singles.
 
The Gators are back in action Wednesday (Sept. 8) as they travel to Division-II Edinboro.
 
Results
 
Singles Competition
1. Maya Krishnasamy (WJC) def. Ella Swan (ALLW) 6-2, 6-1
2. Nidhi Pulicherla (WJC) def. Jean-Arlette Legrand (ALLW) 6-2, 1-6, 1-0 (7-10)
3. Sabrina Rodriguez (ALLW) def. Bella Goldman (WJC) 6-1, 6-1
4. Katherine Stancil (ALLW) def. Victoria Wilson (WJC) 6-2, 6-0
5. Allison Riley (ALLW) def. Pooja Potluri (WJC) 6-1, 6-1
6. Noelle Kidd (ALLW) def. Jaelyn Kennedy (WJC) 6-0, 6-1
 
Doubles Competition
1. Ella Swan/Jean-Arlette Legrand (ALLW) def. Maya Krishnasamy/Bella Goldman (WJC) 8-4
2. Sabrina Rodriguez/Allison Riley (ALLW) def. Nidhi Pulicherla/Pooja Potluri (WJC) 8-4
3. Katherine Stancil/Taylor Hayes (ALLW) def. Victoria Wilson/Jaelyn Kennedy (WJC) 8-7 (7-3)