MEADVILLE, Pa. -- For the fourth consecutive match - and the fourth time in five Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) contests - the Allegheny College women's tennis team blanked the opposition. 

On Thursday evening, the Gators (8-0, 5-0 PAC) defeated Washington and Jefferson College (1-6, 1-5 PAC) by a 9-0 final score at the Robertson Tennis Complex.

Head coach Dave Hayden slightly altered the lineup against the Presidents to provide a few Gators with valuable experience in a higher-seeded match. Teaming up with first-year standout Maria Lounder (Pittsburgh, Pa./Moon Area) for the No. 2 doubles match was Taylor Hayes (Geneva, Ill./Geneva Community), who earned her first win of the season in the second position.

On the singles courts, Jean-Arlette Legrand (San Juan, Puerto Rico/Commonwealth Parkville School) moved up one spot to No. 2 after going 7-0 at No. 3. She faced little resistance on her way to a 6-2, 6-2 sweep of Bella Goldman. Likewise, Sabrina Rodriguez (Kissimmee, Fla./Professional and Technical) won her first match in the third singles position by the same score. Lounder, a former PAC Rookie of the Week honoree, was successful against Washington and Jefferson's Jaelyn Kennedy in the fourth flight. She dropped just one set en route to a 6-0, 6-1 victory.

Doubles Results
1. Ella Swan / Jean-Arlette Legrand def. Nidhi Pulicherla, 8-2
2. Maria Lounder / Taylor Hayes def. Jaelyn Kennedy / Gloria Johnson, 8-2
3. Sabrina Rodriguez / Ryan Cox def. Eden Ma / Pooja Potluri, 8-2

Singles Results
1. Ella Swan def. Nidhi Pulicherla, 6-2, 6-1
2. Jean-Arlette Legrand def. Bella Goldman, 6-2, 6-2
3. Sabrina Rodriguez def. Victoria Wilson, 6-2, 6-2
4. Maria Lounder def. Jaelyn Kennedy, 6-0, 6-1
5. Ryan Cox def. Isabella Naddeo, 6-1, 6-0
6. Noelle Kidd def. Eden Ma, 6-2, 6-0

Up Next
On Saturday, October 1, the Gators will defend their undefeated PAC record against Westminster College at the Robertson Tennis Complex at noon.