Elsah, Il—
The Principia women's tennis team had a tough match today against Illinois college. Windy conditions made for a difficult adjustments but the panthers still finished strong in both singles and doubles. With a final score of 7-2 the team demonstrated their fierceness and resilience.
Paige Cooley, #1 singles and doubles, played with precision today. Her serves were unmatched. Paige said, that "Even though it was windy today I still felt like I had good practice changing up my game to match the weather element. I felt good about moving into the net and closing out points. My doubles partner and I (
Gabby Kitchingman) had a great match today and worked well communicating how to finish each point strong."
Principia won second doubles without dropping a game. At 3
rd doubles, the team played well but couldn't overcome the 7-2 deficit. They won 4 straight games and had a point to tie at 7-7 but fell short 8-6. In singles the team played well in preparation for tomorrow's conference match against Webster.
Saturday is Senior day for Paige and Hallie. Come out and watch them play and celebrate with the team. The play will start at 1030. See you at the courts.
Complete scores are below.
Principia College 7, Illinois College 2
| Singles competition |
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| 1. Cooley, Paige (PCWT) def. Sophia Roth (IC) 6-0, 6-0 |
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| 2. Kitchingman, Gabby (PCWT) def. Sally Hixson (IC) 6-2, 6-1 |
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| 3. Sprague, Greer (PCWT) def. Kalisa Goertz (IC) 6-0, 6-0 |
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| 4. Lomascolo, Dani (PCWT) def. Madelyn Deardorff (IC) 6-4, 6-3 |
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| 5. Switzer, Sarah (PCWT) def. Jenny Montelongo (IC) 6-1, 6-1 |
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| 6. Ashley Brokaw (IC) def. Heady, Amber (PCWT) 6-4, 6-3 |
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| Doubles competition |
| 1. Cooley, Paige/Kitchingman, Gabby (PCWT) def. Sophia Roth/Sally Hixson (IC) 8-1 |
| 2. Sprague, Greer/Jones, Hallie (PCWT) def. Kalisa Goertz/Madelyn Deardorff (IC) 8-0 |
| 3. Jenny Montelongo/Ashley Brokaw (IC) def. Lomascolo, Dani/Switzer, Sarah (PCWT) 8-6 |
