WEXFORD, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University women's tennis team snapped a two-match losing streak with an emphatic 9-0 whitewash Saturday afternoon of neighboring Grove City College at the Oxford Athletic Club.
The win improved the NCAA Division II Rock's dual-match record to 3-4. Grove City, a Division III competitor, saw its season record fall to 9-4.
SRU returns to the courts Sunday for a 1 p.m. match at Division I St. Bonaventure University in Olean, N.Y.
The Rock won two of Saturday's three doubles matches by 8-0 scores and claimed three of the six singles matches by "double-bagel," 6-0, 6-0 scores. Two other singles wins came by a 6-0, 6-1 or 6-1, 6-0 score.
Complete results of Saturday's match included:
DOUBLES
No. 1 – Nikolina Grbac /
Sarah Joumond (SRU) def. Karolina Lagerquist/ Kendra Tetrick 8-2
No. 2 – Lauren Coggins /
Stephanie Fortier (SRU) def. Linnea Peters/ Julie Becker 8-0
No. 3 – Courtney Gallagher /
Kylee Woodman (SR) def. Leah White/Lauren Troxel 8-0
SINGLES
No. 1 – Grbac (SRU) def. Lagerquist 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 – Joumond (SRU) def. Tetrick 6-0, 6-0
No. 3 – Coggins (SRU) def. Peters 6-4, 6-4
No. 4 – Fortier (SRU) def. White 6-0, 6-0
No. 5 – Woodman (SRU) def. Becker 6-0, 6-1
No. 6 – Gallagher (SRU) def. Troxel 6-1, 6-0