WEST CHESTER, PA.- The West Chester University women's tennis team (3-6, 1-0) picked up an important 4-3 victory in a suspenseful PSAC clash against Bloomsburg (7-6, 1-1) on Saturday afternoon.
Ashleigh Grooms (Newport, Ky/The Summit Country Day School) clinched the match for the Golden Rams with her 2-6 6-4 7-6(5) win at the third singles spot.
West Chester began the match by claiming the doubles point in quick fashion. Wins from
Delaney Tingle (Charlotte, N.C./Palm Desert High) /
Tori Alexander (Norristown, PA/Spring-Ford) and
Sohana Thompson(Fairfield, OH/The Seven Hills School) / Grooms got the Golden Rams up and running against the upset minded Huskies.
In singles play, Alexander won in straight sets against Bloomsburg's Nicole Ilkovic to give West Chester a 2-0 lead. Bloomsburg would not go without a fight, however. Getting its first wins of the day at the first and fifth singles spots, the visitors leveled the match at 2-2. Thompson's sixth singles victory proved to be crucial as Grooms clinched the match with her victory moments later.
Doubles:
Delaney Tingle /
Tori Alexander (WCU) def. Nicole Ilkovic / Lexi Quackenbush (BU) 6-1
Amber Nguyen /
Gabriella Lerario dos Santos (WCU) def. Alyssa Mazurek / Lia-Sophie Steele (BU) 7-5
Sohana Thompson /
Ashleigh Grooms (WCU) def. Jen McDonald / Alese Rinker (BU) 6-2
Singles:
Lexi Quackenbush (BU) def.
Delaney Tingle (WCU) 3-6 6-2 6-3
Tori Alexander (WCU) def. Nicole Ilkovic (BU) 6-0 6-2
Ashleigh Grooms (WCU) def. Dasha Nakonechna (BU) 2-6 6-4 7-6(5)
Lia-Sophie Steele (BU) def.
Yuno Oe (WCU) 6-4 3-6 7-6(2)
Jen McDonald (BU) def.
Felicia Manful (WCU) 6-4 6-2
Sohana Thompson (WCU) def. Alyssa Mazurek (BU) 6-3 6-3
Up Next:
West Chester will return to action tomorrow against University of the District of Columbia (UDC) at 1 pm.
