STEUBENVILLE, Ohio -- The Allegheny College women's tennis team completed its fifth undefeated Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) schedule and earned its 40th consecutive regular-season conference win Tuesday evening, defeating Franciscan University, 7-0.
The Gators (9-1, 8-0 PAC), who already secured home-court advantage for the upcoming PAC Championship Tournament, handed the Barons (9-4, 5-3 PAC) their third conference loss of the year.
Allegheny won the top two doubles contests, including a 6-0 shutout by
Gabrielle Bassette (Miami, Fla./Miami Country Day School) and
Claire Terefe (Dallas, Texas/Texas Online Preparatory School) in the No. 1 match. In the No. 2 match,
Evie Ellenberger (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair) and
Adriana Navarro (Tegucigalpa, Honduras/DelCampo School) outpaced the duo of Hazel Mistry and Paige Mattle, 6-1.
In singles, Bassette downed Franciscan's Jordan Beltavski, and
Jade Flores (Lancaster, Pa./Conestoga Valley) took down Mistry by winning 12 of 13 games. In the No. 6 spot,
Karlie Nicolae (Medina, Ohio/Archbishop Hoban) swept Mila Esposito with back-to-back perfect sets.
Doubles Results
1.
Gabrielle Bassette /
Claire Terefe def. Jordan Beltavski / Colette Park, 6-0
2.
Evie Ellenberger /
Adriana Navarro def. Hazel Mistry / Paige Mattle, 6-1
3. Sophia Pastura / Elizabeth Swift def.
Chanel Brun /
Giada Palmieri, 6-1
Singles Results
1.
Gabrielle Bassette def. Jordan Beltavski, 6-1, 6-0
2.
Chanel Brun def. Colette Park, 6-2, 6-3
3.
Claire Terefe def. Paige Mattle, 6-1, 6-1
4.
Jade Flores def. Hazel Mistry, 6-0, 6-1
5.
Adriana Navarro def. Sophia Pastura, 6-2, 6-0
6.
Karlie Nicolae def. Mila Esposito, 6-0, 6-0
Up Next
Following a first-round bye, the Gators will host an opponent to be determined in the semifinal round of the PAC Championship Tournament on Thursday, October 22.
