The women’s tennis team, ranked sixth, shutout Muhlenberg at home, but lost to Emory, ranked second, in Atlanta. The Lady Jays are now 10-4 overall and 7-0 in the Centennial Conference.
Against the Muhlenberg Mules, the Jays lost four games in doubles play. At second doubles, the freshmen duo of Caroline Greydak and Sunaina Vohra shut out senior Jennifer Goldberg and sophomore Jamie Rosenblum, 8-0.
“My partner and I were happy to be on the court,” Greydak said. “We are well into the season and have a good dynamic going forward. Our mindset was just to focus on one point at a time and do our best.”
At third doubles, sophomore Anna Kankanala and senior Macie Wilkins followed with an 8-1 win over freshman Molly Kowalski and senior Danni Yaron, and were quite happy with their performance.
“I think Macie and I had a solid win in our doubles match on Saturday,” Kankanala said. “We stayed aggressive at the net throughout the match and she [Wilkins]served really well.”
Keeping the momentum rolling for the Jays was the duo of junior Olivia Kasten and senior Stephanie Rettig who won, 8-3, at first doubles against senior Sharen Resnikoff and freshman Hannah Molk.
In singles play, Vohra brought Hopkins to a 4-0 lead after beating Resnikoff 6-1, 6-0 in the second singles matchup. Greydak then clinched the win for Hopkins after shutting out Rosenblum at third. Rettig defeated Goldberg, 6-0, 6-1, bringing the Hopkins lead to 6-0.
“Overall, I played well in both my singles and doubles matches against Muhlenberg on Saturday,” Rettig said. “I always try to stay focused on my own match and block out any other surrounding distractions and thoughts that are not related to tennis. It is important for me to stay in the moment during every match in order to keep the momentum going.”
Kasten also picked up a shutout win, beating Yaron 6-0, 6-0 at sixth. Kankanala followed with a 6-0, 7-6 (4) decision at fourth versus Molk.
“I’m pretty happy with the way I have been volleying and hitting my forehand this season,” Kanknala said. “I think I could be hitting through my backhand a little more right now, but it’s getting there and is a work in progress.”
Wilkins closed out the match with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Kowalski at fifth.
In Atlanta, however, the Jays were unable to continue their winning ways. The Eagles took two of three doubles matches to take an early lead. Eagles freshmen Bridget Harding and Katarina Su grabbed the first point of the match, beating sophomore Jody Law and freshman Megumi Chen, 8-1.
Freshman Anna Fuhr and sophomore Michelle Satterfield doubled the home team’s lead with an 8-2 win at first against sophomore Ashnaa Rao and senior Shannon Herndon. Senior Elaine Baik and sophomore Amanda Austi defeated Melissa Goodman and Beatrice Rosen, 9-8 (4) at second to cut the lead in half.
The match moved indoors for singles play due to rain. Rosen topped Rao at first singles, 6-1, 6-0. Satterfield took a 6-1, 6-3 decision at second singles over Lehman. At third, Goodman picked up a 6-0, 7-5 win over Austi. Su won 6-4, 7-5 over Law, while Harding took a close 7-5, 7-5 victory over Chen at fifth. Madison Gordon won 6-0, 6-1 at sixth over Herndon.
“We came out really strong against Muhlenberg,” Rettig said. “All the matches were competitive, and we fought hard in each one.”
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