College Women’s Tennis Final – Guilford 6, Sweet Briar 3

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Guilford College claimed a 6-3 women’s tennis win over visiting Sweet Briar College Sunday at the McMichael Centennial Class Courts. The Quakers improved to 6-6 with the win. Sweet Briar slipped to 6-8.

The Quakers opened the contest by sweeping the three doubles matches. The tandem of Katie Claggett and Riley Caruana pulled out a narrow 8-6 win over the Vixens’ A.J. Lukanuski and Gina Rutledge. Guilford’s Fernanda Gonzalez and Leigh Fishman stopped Anna Colvin and Samantha Yew, 8-3. The Quakers’ Nora Prokosch and Luci Gordon defeated Madi Mills and Des’rae Davis, 8-4.

Gonzalez and Fishman also won their singles matches. Gonzalez shut out Mills at fourth singles, 6-0, 6-0. Fishman downed Katie Craig, 6-1, 6-2. Riley Caruana won at third singles over Yew, 6-1, 6-2.

Sweet Briar pulled out a pair of three-set wins at first and second singles. Lukanuski edged Claggett, 4-6, 7-6 (7-2), 1-0 (10-8) at first singles. Rutledge pulled out a 1-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-7) win over Prokosch at second singles.

Coach Dave McCain’s Quakers visit Bridgewater Friday (4/13) in their Old Dominion Athletic Conference finale rescheduled from March.

Tennis Match Results
Sweet Briar vs Guilford
Apr 10, 2016 at Greensboro, NC
(McMichael Centennial Class Courts)
Guilford 6, Sweet Briar 3

Singles competition
1. AJ Lukanuski (SBC) def. Katie Claggett (GC) 4-6, 7-6 (7-2), 1-0 (10-8)
2. Gina Rutledge (SBC) def. Nora Prokosch (GC) 1-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-7)
3. Riley Caruana (GC) def. Samantha Yew (SBC) 6-1, 6-2
4. Fernanda Gonzalez (GC) def. Madi Mills (SBC) 6-0, 6-0
5. Leigh Fishman (GC) def. Katie Craig (SBC) 6-1, 6-2
6. Des’rae Davis (SBC) def. Luci Gordon (GC) 7-5, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Katie Claggett/Riley Caruana (GC) def. AJ Lukanuski/Gina Rutledge (SBC) 8-6
2. Fernanda Gonzalez/Leigh Fishman (GC) def. Anna Colvin/Samantha Yew (SBC) 8-3
3. Nora Prokosch/Luci Gordon (GC) def. Madi Mills/Des’rae Davis (SBC) 8-4

Match Notes:
Sweet Briar 6-8
Guilford 6-6
T-3:30
A-50