March 24, 2017
Women’s Tennis Opens Spring Season at Gettysburg
GETTYSBURG, Pa.- The Juniata women’s tennis team returned to competition on Friday afternoon with its first match of 2017. The Eagles battled with Gettysburg but were denied by the Bullets 8-1.
Team Stats
Team Stats
| Game Statistics | Juniata | Gettysburg | Score | 1 | 8 |
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Doubles
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Laura Gradiska / Maria Martinovic def. Rachel Yurchisin / Vienna Cordier 8-2
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Samantha Boardman / Gillian Minnerly def. Savannah Bailey / Lauren Lucas 8-4
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Maddie Class / Ally Flood def. Devin Ryman / Souyma Polavarapu 8-1
Singles
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Maria Martinovic def. Lauren Lucas 6-0 , 6-0
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Laura Gradiska def. Rachel Yurchisin 1-6 , 6-3 , 10-1
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Vienna Cordier def. Gillian Minnerly 7-6 (7-4) , 6-4
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Samantha Boardman def. Savannah Bailey 6-2 , 6-1
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Emily Simonds def. Kelley Appow 6-2 , 6-2
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Emily Lutz def. Devin Ryman 6-0 , 6-1
GETTYSBURG, Pa.- The Juniata women's tennis team returned to competition on Friday afternoon with its first match of 2017. The Eagles battled with Gettysburg but were denied by the Bullets 8-1.
The lone win for Juniata came at third singles. Vienna Cordier (Medford, NJ/Shawnee) defeated Gillian Minnerly 7-6, 6-4 to improve to 2-0 in 2016-17. Rachel Yurchisin (Cleveland, Ohio/Padua Franciscan) went to a super tie-breaker in her her match with Laura Gradiska but Gradiska came out on the winning end with a 1-6, 6-3, 10-1 decision.
Juniata is 1-1. The Eagles' next scheduled match is Thursday, March 30 at 4:00 p.m. against Dickinson.