ORLANDO, Fla. – The Allegheny women's tennis team picked up a 5-2 win against Capital Wednesday (March 4) at the USTA National Campus in Orlando.
 
The Gators earned the doubles point with two wins. At first doubles, Gabrielle Bassette (Miami, Fla./Miami Country Day School) and Maria Lounder (Pittsburgh, Pa./Moon Area) went into a tiebreaker against their Comet counterparts, winning the extra session 7-4 to take the win. Their second win came at third doubles where Anabel Bachman (Rogers, Ark./Bentonville) and Giada Palmieri (Berlin, Germany/Paulsen Gymnasium) had a 6-0 sweep.
 
In singles action, Lounder and Bachman collected their second wins of the day at fifth and sixth singles, respectively. Adriana Navarro (Distrito Central, Honduras/DelCampo School) had a hard fought three set win at fourth singles while Emiliia Grydnieva (Kyiv, Ukraine/Optima) collected a 6-3, 7-5 win at second singles.
 
Singles Results
1st. Stephens def. Bassette 3-6, 7-5, 1-0 (12-10)
2nd. Grydnieva def. Makris 6-3, 7-5
3rd. Hansen def. Palmieri 6-4, 6-2
4th. Navarro def. McGlynn 5-7, 6-1, 1-0 (10-4)
5th. Lounder def. Rollins 6-2, 6-1
6th. Bachman def. Kokensparger 6-1, 6-1
 
Doubles Results
1st. Bassette / Lounder def. Makris / Scarlett 7-6 (7-4)
2nd. Hansen / Rollins def. Grydnieva / Navarro 6-4
3rd. Bachman / Palmieri def. Kokensparger / McGlynn 6-0
 
Up Next
The Gators conclude their trip to Florida Thursday (March 5) against Trine.