WINCHESTER, Va. – Visiting Greensboro College swept Shenandoah University in a pair of USA South Conference tennis matches Sunday afternoon.
The Greensboro men (3-8, 1-3 USA South) made quick work of the SU men with an 8-1 victory, but the women’s match was
much closer.
With the match tied at 4-4, the team result came down to the No. 4 singles match between Brittney Grimaldi and Katie Allegro.
The Hornets’ Grimaldi took the first set 7-6 (7-3) before Allegro answered with a 6-4 win in the second. The two women then battled back and fourth in the third with Grimaldi eventually serving for the set at 5-4.
Allegro broke Grimaldi at 30 to tie it at 5-5 and then held serve to lead 6-5 with Grimaldi back on serve.
Grimaldi sent it to a tie-breaker by winning at 15, but could not close out the match. Allegro won the first two points of the tie-breaker and held a 4-2 by the changeover.
The match was then delayed 10 minutes as Grimaldi injured her wrist when she crashed into the fence returning an Allegro lob. Following the injury time-out, Allegro won three of the final six points, including the final one on a forehand winner to clinch the match.
Greensboro improves to 3-6, 3-2 with the win while SU falls to 4-5, 2-2.
The Hornet men (2-7, 0-3) had their victory at No. 3 singles where Paul Froeschle defeated Tim Layson 7-4, 7-6 (7-3).
Tennis Match Results / Greensboro College vs Shenandoah University / Mar 30, 2008 at Winchester, Va.
Greensboro College 5, Shenandoah University 4
Singles competition
1. PACIFICO, Carrie (GCW) def. HIGHTOWER, Colleen (SUW) 6-0, 6-1
2. HARRIS, Susan (GCW) def. GRAYSON, Dominique (SUW) 2-6, 6-4, 6-0
3. BASCOPE, Brittany (SUW) def. LEMMONS, Michelle (GCW) 6-0, 6-1
4. ALLEGRO, Katie (GCW) def. GRIMALDI, Brittney (SUW) 6-7 (3-7), 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)
5. MANESS, Carolyn (SUW) def. BROWN, Rachel (GCW) 6-2, 6-0
6. PUTMAN, Jessica (SUW) def. REED, Hannah (GCW) 6-3, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. PACIFICO, Carrie/HARRIS, Susan (GCW) def. HIGHTOWER, Colleen/GRAYSON, Dominique (SUW) 8-5
2. LEMMONS, Michelle/ALLEGRO, Katie (GCW) def. MANESS, Carolyn/GRIMALDI, Brittney (SUW) 8-4
3. BASCOPE, Brittany/PUTMAN, Jessica (SUW) def. BROWN, Rachel/REED, Hannah (GCW) 8-0
Match Notes: Greensboro College 3-6, 3-2 Shenandoah University 4-5, 2-2
Tennis Match Results / Greensboro College vs Shenandoah University / Mar 30, 2008 at Winchester, Va.
Greensboro College 8, Shenandoah University 1
Singles competition
1. SUTTON, David (GCM) def. JARRELL, Cody (SUM) 6-1, 6-0
2. ROBERTS, Ben (GCM) def. DOHM, Travis (SUM) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
3. FROESCHLE, Paul (SUM) def. LEYSON, Tim (GCM) 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
4. BENFIELD, Mike (GCM) def. FEHR, Julian (SUM) 6-3, 1-6, 7-5
5. BRUFF, Zach (GCM) def. GOLDEN, Andrew (SUM) 7-5, 6-7 (3-7), 10-5
6. THERIAULT, Francois (GCM) def. LOWERY, Evan (SUM) 6-1, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. THERIAULT, Francois/ROBERTS, Ben (GCM) def. JARRELL, Cody/LOWERY, Evan (SUM) 8-6
2. SUTTON, David/LEYSON, Tim (GCM) def. FROESCHLE, Paul/GOLDEN, Andrew (SUM) 8-3
3. BENFIELD, Mike/BRUFF, Zach (GCM) def. DOHM, Travis/FEHR, Julian (SUM) 8-5
Match Notes: Greensboro College 3-8, 1-3 / Shenandoah University 2-7, 0-3