MEADVILLE, Pa. -- The Allegheny College women's tennis team started off the new year in style with a strong showing at the annual Allegheny Invitational, hosted by the Gators at the Robertson Athletic Complex on Saturday and Sunday.

Over the course of two days, the Gators posted a 23-9 singles record with an 11-2 record in doubles competition. The invitational not only featured opponents from Baldwin Wallace University and Oberlin College, but also included athletes from Division I Mercyhurst University and Division II Walsh University. 

Four Gators finished undefeated in singles action. Jillian Clark (Butler, Pa./Butler), Adriana Navarro (Distrito Central, Honduras/DelCampo School), and first-years Gabrielle Bassette (Miami, Fla./Miami Country Day School) and Madison McDunn (Warren, Pa./Warren Area) each posted 3-0 records. One of Bassette's wins came against D-II Walsh, as she battled for a 7-6 (5), 6-4 win over Eliza Verstappen.

Allegheny also had two doubles teams go 3-0 over the weekend. Navarro partnered with Maria Lounder (Pittsburgh, Pa./Moon Area) and won 18 of 19 games played with two shutout wins. Emiliia Grydnieva (Kyiv, Ukraine/Optima) and first-year Giada Palmieri (Berlin, Germany/Paulsen Gymnasium) beat two duos from Oberlin and secured a 7-5 triumph over the tandem of Colleen Andersen and Olivia Koutouras from BWU.

To view all of Allegheny's results from the invitational, please click here.

Up Next
Allegheny travels to Westminster College for its 2025 Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) opener on Wednesday, September 10, at 4:30 p.m.