Site: McComsey Tennis Courts (Millersville, Pa.)
Final Score: Goldey-Beacom 9, Millersville 0
Records: GBC (9-2), Millersville (1-2)
Next GBC Event: Friday, Oct. 12 at Post University | 2 p.m. | Waterbury, Conn.
GBC-Millersville Box Score: HTML
MILLERSVILLE, Pa. – Led by sophomore
Stephanie Puentes Robinson (Bogota, Colombia), the Goldey-Beacom College women's tennis team earned its fifth win in the last six matches by posting a 9-0 non-conference victory over Millersville University at the McComsey Tennis Courts on Wednesday afternoon.
The Lightning, who improved to 9-2 on the season, posted their sixth shutout victory of the season while handing the Marauders their second loss in three matches.
After teaming up with senior
Blanca Sancho (Zaragoza, Spain) to earn an 8-2 victory at number one singles, Puentes Robinson earned her fifth consecutive singles win by defeating senior
Melissa Plowman (Dallastown H.S./York, Pa.) with a 6-3, 6-1 decision.
Meanwhile, Sancho posted a 6-4, 6-1 victory over junior
Elizabeth Wagner (Susquehannock H.S./Glen Rock, Pa.) at number three singles.
Junior
Rocio Cabanillas Moreno (Sevilla, Spain) also tallied a pair of victories against the Marauders. She posted an 8-1 victory with sophomore
Anastasia Melnikova (Vladivostok, Russia) at number three doubles before earning a 6-0, 6-0 decision at number two singles over senior
Kelsey Waite (Avon Grove H.S./West Grove, Pa.).
Sophomore
Filipa Correia (Lisboa, Portugal) earned a 6-0, 6-0 victory at number four singles after teaming up with senior
Vanessa Leon (Caracas, Venezuela) to post an 8-4 triumph at number two doubles.
Junior
Gabriela Chaves (Joao Pessoa, Brazil) and senior
Melanie Bonomo (Maracay, Venezuela) also earned wins at number five and number six singles, respectively. Chaves posted a 6-2, 6-2 win while Bonomo defeated senior
Jess Taleff (Camp Hill H.S./Camp Hill, Pa.) by scores of 6-1 and 6-1.
The Lightning will be idle until Friday, Oct. 12 when they travel to Post University for a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference match against the Eagles at 2 p.m.
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