THE FACTS
What: Non-conference women's tennis
When: Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 27-28
Where: Fredericksburg, Va.

THE STORY

THE REST OF THE STORY
• Claire Carroccio (Newtown Square, Pa./Villa Maria Academy) also notched a victory in her first match of the B3 singles draw, defeating Bridgewater's Kira Doyne, 8-2. Carroccio then defeated Emily Tharpe (Mary Washington) 8-6 to advance to the semifinals. Madison McCarty (Mary Washington) recorded an 8-3 win over Carroccio in the semifinals.
• Arina Zheliaskova (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation/Gymnasium 540) won her opening match in the championship singles draw 8-3 before falling to Carnegie Mellon's Shelly Zinchenko, 6-1, 6-0.
• Gabby Mazzeo (Bethel, Conn./Bethel) also competed in the championship singles draw, winning her opening match 8-0 over Lebanon Valley's Catherine Stone before dropping a 6-0, 6-0 decision to Mary Washington's Addison Felts.
• Emma Ward (Falls Church, Va./George Mason) opened her weekend with an 8-5 win over St. Mary's Zoe Wilson in the B2 singles draw. In the quarterfinals, Ward fell in a tiebreaker 7-3 to drop an 8-7 decision to Dickinson's Loretta Szych.
• In the championship doubles draw, Mazzeo and Zhelyaskova fell to Haverford's Sophie Capone and Natalia Chapa, 6-4. The rookie duo won in the consolation bracket 8-2 before falling 8-5 in the consolation quarterfinals to Sarah Ladd and Isabella Custard (Washington and Lee).
• In the B1 doubles draw, Ward and Dougherty dropped both of their matches, falling 6-2 to Salisbury's Olivia Hall and Evelyn Whiteside in the opening match and dropping a 6-3 decision to Sarah Levit and Lily Ganjbaksh (St. Mary's) in the consolation bracket.

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Gettysburg returns to action at home against Lebanon Valley on Wednesday. Match time is 3:30 p.m.