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Allegheny College tennis action, Sept. 1, 2024. Photo by Ed Mailliard.
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Winner Allegheny ALL (13-2)
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Penn State Altoona ALTW (7-8)
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Match Recap: Women's Tennis |

Women's Tennis Defeats Penn State Altoona to Cap Busy Weekend

ALTOONA, Pa. -- The Allegheny College women's tennis team closed the regular-season portion of its fall schedule on a high note with a 7-0 sweep of Penn State Altoona on the road on Sunday afternoon.

With the win, the Gators improved to 13-2, with their only losses coming against a pair of Division II opponents. It also marks the team's ninth shutout win of the season.

Playing for the third time in the last two days, head coach Dave Hayden chose to rest a handful of regulars. Shaking up the lineup, however, had no effect on the outcome against the Lions (7-8).

In doubles action, Athena Drollas (Caldwell, N.J./James Caldwell) and Mackenzie Burd (Lewisberry, Pa./Red Land) teamed up for the second time this season, while Sydney O'Connell (Pittsburgh, Pa./Thomas Jefferson) and Jillian Clark (Butler, Pa./Butler) were paired together for the first time. Both duos won by a score of 7-5, as the Gators swept all three doubles contests. For Burd and Clark, the wins were their first of the year in doubles competition.

Everyone utilized in the singles matches played up at least one spot in the lineup. Sophomore Rei Etsumi (Honolulu, Hawaii/President William McKinley) dropped only two games en route to her first career win at the No. 1 position. First year Nicole Serna Cassan (Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico/Grandview Preparatory (Fla.)) earned her first-ever win in the No. 2 spot by a 6-0, 6-2 score.

Double Results
1. Omega Ba / Adriana Navarro def. Caitlin Blessel / Rachel Stricek, 6-4
2. Athena Drollas / Mackenzie Burd def. Sienna Fell / Abigail Morgan, 7-5
3. Sydney O'Connell / Jillian Clark def. Lexi Colaianni / Daniel Fulton, 7-5

Singles Results
1. Rei Etsumi def. Caitlin Blessel, 6-1, 6-1
2. Nicole Serna Cassan def. Rachel Stricek, 6-0, 6-2
3. Omega Ba def. Sienna Fell, 6-2, 6-3
4. Adriana Navarro def. Abigail Morgan, 6-3, 6-0
5. Athena Drollas def. Daniel Fulton, 6-2, 6-3
6. Jillian Clark def. Lexi Colaianni, 6-0, 6-4

Up Next
Allegheny earned a first-round bye for the upcoming Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Championship Tournament. The Gators will host a semifinal match on Thursday, October 17, against either No. 4-seeded Westminster College or No. 5 Washington and Jefferson College.


 
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