Grantham, PA - Messiah College opened Monday's match against King's with three-straight doubles wins en route to a convincing 8-1 win over the Monarchs.
Kaitlyn Russell and
Carly Dove provided the afternoon's highlight with a 9-7 win at No. 2 doubles to help the Falcons get a 3-0 edge prior to the singles competition.
Maddie Griffin earned the only win for King's, doing so 6-3, 6-1 over
Ashli Livermore at No. 1 singles. This came after Livermore and
Kelly Hopkins combined to beat Griffin and Hannah Jenkins at No. 1 doubles by an 8-3 score.
Russell won No. 2 singles 6-1, 6-4 in what was the most competitive match other than Livermore's. The rest of the matches were strongly in Messiah's grip as they went onto the 8-1 win.
Messiah turns around quickly and will play at Hood College tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 p.m.
Doubles
Ashli Livermore/
Kelly Hopkins (Messiah) def. Maddie Griffin/Hannah Jenkins (King's) - 8-3
Kaitlyn Russell/
Carly Dove (Messiah) def. Lauren DeRenzi/Maggie Walsh (King's) - 9-7
Sydney Schandel/
Emily Doron (Messiah) def. Julia Keppel/Miranda Warunek (King's) - 8-3
Singles
Maddie Griffin (King's) def.
Ashli Livermore (Messiah) - 6-3, 6-1
Kaitlyn Russell (Messiah) def. Julia Keppel (King's) - 6-1, 6-4
Carly Dove (Messiah) def. Lauren DeRenzi (King's) - 6-2, 6-3
Sydney Schandel (Messiah) def. Hannah Jenkins (King's) - 6-2, 6-1
Emily Doron (Messiah) def. Maggie Walsh (King's) - 6-2, 6-1
Meagan Scala (Messiah) def. Mirdanda Warunek (King's) - 6-3, 6-0
