MEADVILLE, Pa. -- The Allegheny College women's tennis team celebrated Senior Day with a 6-1 Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) victory over Washington and Jefferson College on Sunday afternoon.

Before the match, the Gators recognized seniors Madelyn Harrington (Bowling Green, Ohio/Bowling Green) and Sophia Mita (Cleveland Heights, Ohio/Cleveland Heights), as well as former teammate Sabrina Rodriguez (Kissimmee, Fla./Professional and Technical), who is currently in the first year of her 3+2 program at Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College.

On the court, the Gators (11-1, 7-0 PAC) extended their winning streak to 11 in a row while remaining undefeated against PAC opponents. 

Allegheny won the best two-out-of-three doubles point after defeating the Presidents (6-5, 3-4 PAC) in the top two matches. In the No. 1 contest, Julia Müsseler (Munich, Germany/Käthe-Kollwitz-Gymnasium) and Evie Ellenberger (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper Saint Clair) preserved their perfect record as a duo, improving to 8-0 with a 6-1 victory. 

In singles action, the Gators only dropped one match to W&J. Müsseler's battle with Clarie Loomis in the No. 2 position was the closest match won by Allegheny, as the first-year standout from Germany needed a tiebreak to close out the 6-4, 7-6 (1) triumph.

Nicole Serna Cassan (Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico/Grandview Preparatory (Fla.)) added to her singles win streak with her team-leading 11th victory of the season. Like Serna Cassan, Maria Lounder (Pittsburgh, Pa./Moon Area) preserved her undefeated singles record with her ninth consecutive win.

Doubles Results
1. Julia Müsseler / Evie Ellenberger def. Nidhi Pulicherla / Claire Loomis, 6-1
2. Rei Etsumi / Nicole Serna Cassan def. Mackenzie Gumto / Jaelyn Kennedy, 6-2
3. Emma Humphrey / Paisley Cole def. Adriana Navarro / Emiliia Grydnieva, 7-5

Singles Results
1. Nidhi Pulicherla def. Emiliia Grydnieva, 2-6, 7-5, 10-7
2. Julia Müsseler def. Clarie Loomis, 6-4, 7-6 (1)
3. Rei Etsumi def. Jaelyn Kennedy, 6-3, 6-2
4. Nicole Serna Cassan def. Paisley Cole, 6-2, 6-2
5. Alejandra Villanueva def. Emma Humphrey, 6-1, 6-0
6. Maria Lounder def. Mackenzie Gumto, 6-2, 6-1

Up Next
Allegheny can lock up its third consecutive undefeated PAC regular season in its conference finale against Westminster College as part of a doubleheader on Saturday, October 12. After facing the Titans at 11:00 a.m, the Gators will host PennWest California in a non-conference match at 3:00 p.m.