Women's Tennis Edged by Millersville in Pivotal PSAC East Clash
MILLERSVILLE, PA.- Looking to take control of the PSAC East heading into the final week of the regular season, the West Chester University women's tennis team (6-10, 4-1) traveled to Millersville on Saturday afternoon. Tori Alexander (Norristown, Pa./Spring-Ford) earned victories in both singles and doubles play but was the lone Golden Ram accomplish this feat as West Chester fell by a 5-2 final.
The Golden Rams managed to claim the doubles point with wins at the first and third spot. Pairs Delaney Tingle (Charlotte, N.C./Palm Desert High) / Alexander and Sohana Thompson(Fairfield, OH/The Seven Hills School) / Ashleigh Grooms (Newport, Ky/The Summit Country Day School) gave the visitors the start that they were looking for against the rival Marauders.
In singles play, four of six matches went to a full third set to decide the match. Millersville came up with a response by winning at the third and fourth singles spot giving them a 2-1 lead. At second singles, Alexander won her match against Millersville's Hui Jen Soo to tie the match at 2-2. The host would deny a comeback from the Golden Rams by winning first and sixth singles clinching the match before expanding their win to a 5-2 final.
Doubles:
Delaney Tingle / Tori Alexander (WCU) def. Noelle Htwar / Hui Jen Soo 6-4
Chloe Abramowitz / Sido Rault (MU) def. Amber Nguyen / Gabriella Lerario dos Santos (WCU) 6-2
Sohana Thompson / Ashleigh Grooms (WCU) def. Lauren Hayes / Sophie Lanius (MU) 6-2
Singles:
Noelle Htwar (MU) def. Delaney Tingle (WCU) 7-6 4-6 6-1
Tori Alexander (WCU) def. Hui Jen Soo (MU) 7-6 7-5
Chloe Abramowitz (MU) def. Ashleigh Grooms (WCU) 1-6 6-4 6-3
Sido Rault (MU) def. Yuno Oe (WCU) 6-3 6-4
Lauren Hayes (MU) def. Gabriella Lerario dos Santos (WCU) 7-5 2-6 7-6
Sophie Lanius (MU) def. Sohana Thompson (WCU) 4-6 7-5 6-4
Up Next:
West Chester will host Kutztown next Monday for another PSAC clash. The match is to start at 2 pm.
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