SARTELL, Minn. – With a sweep of singles and doubles, the College of Saint Benedict tennis team (1-1, 1-0 MIAC) cruised to a 9-0 win over Hamline (4-4, 0-3 MIAC) in the home MIAC opener at Sta-Fit on Saturday afternoon (Feb. 24).
"We had an outstanding performance today," said second-year head coach
Jack Bowe. "We played strong throughout the lineup and with energy throughout the day."
With the win, CSB moved to 1-1 on the season and sit 1-0 in the MIAC.
The Bennies were led by junior
Ashley Tarrolly, who won at No. 1 singles and paired with
Sophia Jonas to win at No. 1 doubles. At No. 1 singles, Tarrolly moved to 2-0 with a 6-3, 6-2 straight set win over Chloe Reyes. With the win she is now 2-0 on the season and 16-5 in her career.
At No. 2 singles, senior
Peyton Kopel improved to 1-1 with her 24
th career win after a straight set 6-1, 6-0 win over Ashley Pitzen of Hamline. The Bennies also had straight set wins in the other matches. Junior
Greta Nesbit, who improved to 1-1 on the season and earned her 21
st career win, recorded a 6-2, 6-1 win over Christine Muller at No. 3 singles. Senior
Jane Bodensteiner, who is also 1-1, had her 26
th career win after a 6-2, 6-0 win over Lynn Nguyen. At No. 5, junior
Sophia Jonas recorded a straight set win in moving to 1-0 on the year. With her 10
th career win, Jonas had a 6-3, 6-4 victory against Elanna Kohner. Then at No. 6 singles,
Brooke Beier was victorious with a 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 win over Vanessa Pham.
At No. 1 doubles, Tarrolly and Jonas teamed up for the first time in their career and registered an 8-3 win over Hamline's team of Muller and Natalie Randall.
At No. 2 doubles, Kopel/Nesbit picked up an 8-2 win over Nguyen/Kohner. And, at No. 3 doubles, Bodensteiner/Beier earned an 8-7 (7-2) win.
