FULLERTON, Ca. - Playing in their first of three spring break matches, the Swarthmore women's tennis team took down Hope International University by a score of 7-0 on Wednesday, Mar. 8th.
Starting off strong, the Garnet rolled through their doubles matches, capturing wins in all three and taking a 1-0 lead into singles play. Swarthmore carried that momentum into their singles matchups, seizing all but one in straight sets to secure their perfect 7-0 victory.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Doubles:
- The Garnet came out of the gate on fire in doubles matches, seeing statement wins from the duos of senior
Crystal Xu/first year
Kathleen Shiffer (8-5), junior
Spencer Watts/junior
Oviya Kumaran (8-6) and first year
Lola Diaz/junior
Daniela Padron-Castillo (8-4).
- With the three straight victories, the Garnet claimed the doubles point, going up 1-0 on the Royals headed into singles.
Singles:
- Swarthmore continued their domination of Hope International in singles play, claiming five of six matches in straight sets. Sophomore
Nathalie Williams (6-3,6-1), junior
Jenny Lewis (6-2,6-2), junior
Erica Stutz (6-4,6-4), first year
Lisa Messier (7-6[4], 6-2) and sophomore
Lara Geib (6-3,6-3) all took points for the Garnet without dropping a set to their Royal opponents.
- The Garnet's biggest test came in the No. 6 seeded match, when junior
Anna Miller won a grueling three set battle. After dropping the first set 6-3, Miller rallied, claiming the second 6-4 and the third 10-6, securing Swarthmore their 7-0 victory.
- The perfect win is Swarthmore's third of the season.
UP NEXT
Continuing their tour across California, the Garnet will take on No. 10 Sewanee College on Friday, Mar. 10th at 11:00 a.m. PST.
