MEADVILLE, Pa. -- The Allegheny College women's tennis team was edged by the University of Rochester, 4-3, in a non-conference match on the blue courts inside the David V. Wise Center on Saturday.

Saturday's showdown came down to the wire. Despite losing the doubles point, the Gators (14-5) took a 2-1 lead after first-year Gabrielle Bassette (Miami, Fla./Miami Country Day School) and junior Emiliia Grydnieva (Kyiv, Ukraine/Optima) won the top two singles matches. Rochester (6-5) responded and jumped back on top, 3-2, with a pair of wins at No. 4 and No. 6. 

First-year Giada Palmieri (Berlin, Germany/Paulsen Gymnasium) tied the score at 3-all with a three-set triumph over Rochester's Lilly Caldwell in the third singles match. The clinching point was earned in the No. 5 match, where Esther Wang held off Anabel Bachman (Rogers, Ark./Bentonville) 7-5, 6-3, to secure the victory.

Doubles Results
1. Sanjana Karnam / Jasmin Toor def. Adriana Navarro / Emiliia Grydnieva, 7-5
2. Gabrielle Bassette / Giada Palmieri def. Lauren Kallas / Katie Yang, 6-4
3. Neha Dania / Lilly Caldwell def. Anabel Bachman / Madison McDunn, 6-1

Singles Results
1. Gabrielle Bassette def. Katie Yang, 6-1, 6-0
2. Emiliia Grydnieva def. Hailey Kornbluth, 6-2, 6-4
3. Giada Palmieri def. Lilly Caldwell, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
4. Jasmin Toor def. Adriana Navarro, 6-3, 6-1
5. Esther Wang def. Anabel Bachman, 7-5, 6-3
6. Lauren Kallas def. Grace Musser, 6-0, 6-0

Up Next
Allegheny's spring schedule continues at Penn State Behrend on Wednesday, April 1, at 4:30 p.m.