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Goldey-Beacom Women’s Tennis Overpowers USP, 9-0

Lightning Improve to 10-1

Freshman Melanie Bonomo won her sixth match of the season at No. 1 singles and teamed with Vanessa Velasquez for their 10th doubles win.

PIKE CREEK, Del. – The Goldey-Beacom College women's tennis team earned its fifth shutout win of the season as the host Lightning cruised past the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, 9-0 in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference play Thurs. afternoon at DelCastle Tennis Center.

GBC (10-1, 6-1 CACC) won all three doubles matches and all six singles matches to claim all nine points. The Lightning also won both singles exhibition matches.

In doubles play, GBC's No. 1 pair of sophomore Marina Sales and freshman Blanca Sancho defeated Sara Durham and Zahra Hasan 8-2.

Freshmen Melanie Bonomo and Vanessa Velasquez followed with an 8-2 win at No. 2 doubles over Bridget Frymoyer and Danielle Perfetti. Bonomo and Velasquez are now 10-1 this season in doubles play.

Twin sisters Luciana and Daniela Pereira closed out doubles play with an 8-0 win over Laney Jones and Juliet Choi at No. 3.

In singles action, Bonomo earned her sixth win of the season at the No. 1 spot, defeating Durham 6-0, 6-3. Sales improved to 8-2 at No. 2 singles with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Frymoyer, and Sancho and Velasquez each earned straight-set wins (6-0, 6-0) at No. 3 and 4 singles, respectively.

L. Pereira then defeated Laney Jones 6-1, 6-2 at No. 5 and D. Pereira earned a win by virtue of Choi retiring in the second set. Daniela was ahead 7-5, 4-2.

Sophomore Jennifer Jones won her exhibition match as the No. 7 singles player 7-5, 6-0, and freshman Anastasia Chibrikova played at the No. 8 spot and won, 8-0.

With two matches left, the Lightning remain in second place in the CACC behind Concordia. They are back in action tomorrow, Frii., Oct. 9 to host CACC foe Dowling College at 2 p.m. at the DelCastle Tennis Center.  

AGATE:

GBC 9, USP 0

Singles

  1. Melanie Bonomo (GBC) def. Sara Durham (USP) 6-0, 6-3
  2. Marina Sales (GBC) def. Bridget Frymoyer (USP) 6-0, 6-1
  3. Blanca Sancho (GBC) def. Zahra Hasan (USP) 6-0, 6-0
  4. Vanessa Velasquez (GBC) def. Danielle Perfetti (USP) 6-0, 6-0
  5. Luciana Pereira (GBC) def. Laney Jones (USP) 6-1, 6-2
  6. Daniela Pereira (GBC) def. Juliet Choi (USP) 7-5, 4-2 retired

Doubles

  1. Sales/Sancho (GBC) def. Durham/Hasan (USP) 8-2
  2. Bonomo/Velasquez (GBC) def. Frymoyer/Perfetti 8-2
  3. D. Pereira/L. Pereira (GBC) def. Jones/Choi 8-0



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