Box Score THE FACTS
Gettysburg wins two singles finals
What: Goucher women's tennis Invitational
When: Sunday, October 8
Where: Baltimore, Md.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg had three out of four singles players make the finals in their respective draws, with two players winning their final match.
THE LEADERS
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Andrea Brazyte (Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Connetquot) won the Singles A draw.
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Avery Palandjian (Lititz, Pa./Manheim Twp.) was the winner of the Singles B draw.
FOR THE FOES
• Maria Caro of Sweet Briar earned the win in the Singles C draw.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• Brazyte defeated Jacquelyn McBride of Lebanon Valley College by a score of 4-1, 4-1 to earn one of Gettysburg's finals victories in the Singles A draw. On the back half,
Sarah Guistwite (Carlisle, Pa./Wilson Hill Academy) beat Sophia Pasquale of Stockton, 4-1, 1-4, 10-1 to claim the back victory and place third overall.
• Palandjian was Gettysburg's other singles final winner, taking the Singles B draw title. She defeated Shelby Carter of Stevenson and L. Nicole Honrade of Lebanon Valley College to make the final match, where she defeated Julianna Caracciolo of Sweet Briar 4-0, 4-2 to win the draw.
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Eden Levkov (Summit, N.J./Summit) beat Erin Saunders of Stevenson 4-1, 4-1, and Sarah McComas of Lebanon Valley College by a score of 4-0, 4-1 to advance to the Singles C draw finals. She lost the final match 4-2, 4-0 to Maria Caro of Sweet Briar.
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Shoshi Dondes (Pikesville, Md./Beth Tfiloh) and
Catherine Haley (Berwyn, Pa./Conestoga) both competed in the Singles D draw. Dondes won her first-round matchup 2-4, 4-1, 10-6 against Jayde Silva of RCU before falling 4-1, 4-0 to Maggie Minton of Sweet Briar. Haley defeated Gigi Guay of Lebanon Valley College 4-0, 4-1 in the opening round before falling to Dana Kleinman of Dickinson, 4-3 (7-5), 4-3 (10-8) in the second round. In the back, Dondes and Haley faced one another, where Dondes was the victor, 4-1, 3-4 (9-7), 10-6.
• In the Doubles A draw, the team of
Emma Ward (Falls Church, Va./Meridan) and
Ellie Brignati (Rockville Centre, N.Y./Sacred Heart Academy) won the back draw, defeating the team of Natalia Navarro and Meline Siggen from Goucher 1-4, 4-2, 10-5 to place third overall.
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Tierney Cantwell (Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield) and
Mia Graham (Pennellville, N.Y./John C. Birdlebough) placed fifth overall in the Doubles B Draw. They defeated the team of Sam Zudov and Kara Chwang from Stevenson 4-3 (9-7), 4-2 to earn the mark.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action Friday in the rescheduled match against York (Pa.). Match time is 3:30 p.m.