GROVE CITY, Pa. -- The Grove City College women's tennis team clinched a bye to the semifinals of the upcoming Presidents' Athletic Conference Championship Tournament by picking up a 6-1 home win Saturday afternoon over conference foe Washington & Jefferson (7-2, 4-2) at Walters-Zbell Courts.
Grove City (7-2, 5-1) swept the three doubles matches to earn the team doubles point. Four straight-set singles victories helped the Wolverines nail down the win.Â
The Wolverines will be no lower than the No. 2 seed in the upcoming conference tournament. The six-team tournament begins October 14.Â
Grove City concludes its conference schedule Monday at 4 p.m. with a trip to conference rival Waynesburg.
Singles
1.
Grace Yurko (GRO) def. Claire Loomis (WJC) 6-3, 6-3
2.
Grace Stitt (GRO) def. Bella Graham (WJC) 6-0, 6-0
3.
Peyton Joines (GRO) def. Keiran Moorhead (WJC) 6-2, 6-4
4. Maya Hamade (WJC) def.
Iris Kiehl (GRO) 3-6, 5-4, retired
5.
Emma Flanigan (GRO) def. Paisley Cole (WJC) 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
6.
Blaire Beatty (GRO) def. Austyn Paugh (WJC) 6-1, 6-2
Doubles
1.
Grace Stitt/
Emma Flanigan (GRO) def. Claire Loomis/Keiran Moorhead (WJC) 7-5
2.
Peyton Joines/
Grace Yurko (GRO) def. Bella Graham/Maya Hamade (WJC) 6-1
3.
Iris Kiehl/
Blaire Beatty (GRO) def. Austyn Paugh/Mackenzie Gumto (WJC) 6-1