MEADVILLE, Pa. -- For the fifth time in as many years, the Allegheny College women's tennis team will play for a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) championship.
The top-seeded Gators (10-1) punched their ticket to the PAC Championship Tournament finals with a 4-0 sweep of fourth-seeded Franciscan University on Thursday afternoon at the Robertson Athletic Complex. Allegheny – in search of its third consecutive conference crown and fourth since joining the PAC – will host No. 2 Grove City College on Saturday, October 24, at 1 p.m. in a rematch of last year's championship match.
Nine days after beating the Barons (10-6) in the regular-season finale, the Gators once again defeated Franciscan in the semifinals. Allegheny secured the doubles point with wins of 6-0 and 6-2 in the first and third matches, respectively. Sophomore
Gabrielle Bassette (Miami, Fla./Miami Country Day School) won her No. 1 singles match against Jordan Beltavski, 6-2, 6-1, to double the match lead to 2-0.
Junior
Adriana Navarro (Tegucigalpa, Honduras/DelCampo School) lost only one of 13 games in her 6-0, 6-1 straight-set sweep of Elizabeth Swift in the sixth singles match. Sophomore
Giada Palmieri (Berlin, Germany/Paulsen Gymnasium) then earned the clinching point by scoring a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Colette Park in the No. 2 spot.
Doubles Results
1.
Gabrielle Bassette /
Claire Terefe def. Jordan Beltavski / Colette Park, 6-0
2.
Evie Ellenberger /
Adriana Navarro vs. Hazel Mistry / Paige Mattle, 5-3 (unfinished)
3.
Chanel Brun /
Karlie Nicolae def. Sophia Pastura / Elizabeth Swift, 6-2
Singles Results
1.
Gabrielle Bassette def. Jordan Beltavski, 6-2, 6-1
2.
Giada Palmieri def. Colette Park, 6-0, 6-3
3.
Chanel Brun vs. Paige Mattle, 6-4, 1-3 (unfinished)
4.
Claire Terefe vs. Hazel Mistry, 6-4, 1-0 (unfinished)
5.
Jade Flores vs. Sophia Pastura, 6-1, 5-3 (unfinished)
6.
Adriana Navarro def. Elizabeth Swift, 6-0, 6-1
Up Next
On Saturday, October 24, the Gators will host second-seeded Grove City (11-1) at Robertson Athletic Complex at 1 p.m. The Wolverines punched their ticket to the championship with a 4-0 win over No. 3 Washington and Jefferson College on Thursday afternoon.
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