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Redlands Sweeps Singles For 7-2 Win Over Sagehens

Claremont, Calif. - The Redlands Women's Tennis team won all six singles lines as it captured a 7-2 win over Pomona-Pitzer in the third-place match of the SCIAC Tournament on Saturday.

With the loss, the Sagehens drop to 15-7 on the season and end in fourth place in the SCIAC Tournament, dropping their league record to 8-3 on the year.

Sammy Chao (pictured foreground) and Lea Lynn Yen (background) won an 8-6 decision at No. 1 doubles and the freshman combo of Rosemary Pelch and Maddie Gordon won at No. 3 doubles 8-5 to give the Sagehens a 2-1 lead.

However, singles went the way of the Bulldogs, as Pelch was forced to retire from the match at No. 6. Ceara Sumida won at No. 3 and Jessica Ly earned a win at No. 1 to give Redlands a 4-2 lead, and Natalie Etchegaray was able to provide the clincher at No. 2, taking the first set tiebreaker 8-6 and then winning the second set 6-1.

Gordon and senior Claire Willey won their first sets at No. 4 and No. 5 but ended up falling in three sets, with Willey going to a third set tiebreaker (which Emily Murnin won 7-4).

Pomona-Pitzer came into the SCIAC Tournament ranked No. 6 nationally and should still have a solid chance for an at-large bid to the NCAA Regionals, which will take place next week.



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Players Mentioned

Sammy Chao

Sammy Chao

Senior
Maddie Gordon

Maddie Gordon

5' 5"
Freshman
Rosemary Pelch

Rosemary Pelch

5' 7"
Freshman
Claire Willey

Claire Willey

Senior
Lea Lynn Yen

Lea Lynn Yen

5' 6"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Sammy Chao

Sammy Chao

Senior
Maddie Gordon

Maddie Gordon

5' 5"
Freshman
Rosemary Pelch

Rosemary Pelch

5' 7"
Freshman
Claire Willey

Claire Willey

Senior
Lea Lynn Yen

Lea Lynn Yen

5' 6"
Sophomore