WASHINGTON, Pa. – The Kutztown University women's tennis completed a successful swing through Western Pennsylvania with its second victory of the weekend, 6-1, at Washington & Jefferson on Saturday morning.
The Presidents (6-4) opened the match with a 6-2 win from Keira Ross and Bella Graham at third doubles before the Golden Bears responded with victories at No. 1 and No. 2 to claim the doubles point.
Anastassiya Kim (Almaty, Kazakstan/Zerde School) and
Isabela de Nadai (Vitoria, Brazil/St. Paul's School)Â picked up a 6-2 victory over Keiran Moorhead and Claire Loomis at No. 1, while
Anna Fisicaro (Pitman, N.J./Pitman) and
Myah Marturano (Reading, Pa./Exeter Township) won 6-4 against Austyn Paugh and Mackenzie Gumto at No. 2 to give KU the lead heading into singles play.
Kutztown (3-3) went on to take five of the six singles matches for its second straight 6-1 team victory after beating PSAC West foe Seton Hill by the same score, Friday.
Fisicaro topped Graham 6-1, 6-0 at No. 3 to get the Golden Bears started, though Ross kept Washington & Jefferson close early with its lone only singles win at No. 4, 6-3, 6-0.
Even though the Presidents got back within 2-1 on Ross' win, it was all Golden Bears the rest of the way.
Gentile triumphed over Mackenzie Gumto 6-3, 6-1 at No. 6 and Kim followed with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Moorhead in the top flight match to clinch the winning result for KU.
Gilbert battled through a first-set tiebreaker to defeat Paugh 7-6 (1), 6-0. The Maroon and Gold closed out the match with a 6-4, 6-3 win from de Nadai over Loomis at No. 2.
Kutztown will conclude its fall season on the road against Moravian Tuesday Oct. 13, at 3:30 p.m.
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