PENNSYLVANIA – The Allegheny women's tennis team continued their spring season on the road against a pair of Division II opponents in California and Seton Hill Saturday (March 16).
 
The Gators fell to both California and Seton Hill 6-1.
 
California 6, Allegheny 1
 
Allegheny picked up a win at doubles to start the match. Maria Lounder (Pittsbsurgh, Pa./Moon Area) and Rei Etsumi (Honolulu, Hawaii/President William McKinley) secured the 6-2 win at second doubles. However, the Vulcans won the other two doubles to claim the match point.
 
Jean-Arlette Legrand (San Juan, Puerto Rico/Commonwealth Parkville School) collected a 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 win at second singles for the Gators. Emiliia Grydnieva (Kyiv, Ukraine/Optima) and Omega Ba (Orlando, Fla./Edgewater) won a set each against their Division II foes, but both fell in close third set tiebreakers.
 
Doubles
1st. Guildimann/Del Mar Ojed def. Legrand/Grydnieva 6-2
2nd. Lounder/Etsumi def. Gotor/Mungo 6-2
3rd. Duran/Schrieber def. Ba/O'Connell 6-4
 
Singles
1st. Mungo def. Grydnieva 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (10-8)
2nd. Legrand def. Guildimann 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
3rd. Schrieber def. Lounder 6-0, 6-4
4th. Del Mar Ojeda def. Etsumi 6-4, 7-5
5th. Gotor def. Ba 5-7, 6-4, 1-0 (13-11)
6th. Duran def. Clark 6-2, 6-2
 
Seton Hill 6, Allegheny 1
 
The Gators picked up a win against the Griffins in singles action. For the second time on the day, Legrand was victorious at second singles, this time winning by a 6-1, 6-2 margin.
 
Lounder also had a close match at third singles but ultimately fell 6-4, 6-4.
 
Doubles
1st. Shepard/Storkel def. Legrand/Etsumi 6-0
2nd. Pereda/McCluskey def. Grydnieva/Lounder 6-0
3rd. Kanuka/Solomon def. O'Connell/Drollas 6-2
 
Singles
1st. Shepard def. Grydnieva 6-3, 6-2
2nd. Legrand def. Pereda 6-1, 6-2
3rd. Storkel def. Lounder 6-4, 6-4
4th. Kanuka def. Etsumi 6-3, 6-2
5th. Solomon def. Ba 6-3, 6-3
6th. McCluskey def. Drollas 6-2, 6-0
 
Up Next
The Gators return to Meadville to host John Carroll on March 24.