Women's Tennis | 3/31/2018 9:09:00 PM
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BLOOMSBURG, Pa. – The Bloomsburg University women's tennis team defeated West Chester 5-4 in thrilling fashion on Saturday (Mar. 31) at the Burt Reese Tennis Center in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) action. The win over West Chester was the first for Bloomsburg since the 2013-14 season.
The Huskies won two of three doubles matches, before winning three out of six doubles matches.
Cassidy Calimer (Egg Harbor City, N.J./Absegami) and
Vitoria Nery (Sao Paulo, Brazil/Educandário Santa Maria Goretti) began doubles play with an 8-4 win over Rylee Power and Shannon Nixon, before
Giovanna Bonito (Sao Paulo, Brazil/Colegio Reino) and
Catherine Garrity (Allentown, Pa./Emmaus) dropped their No. 2 match 8-4.
Isabella Sarquis (Belo Horizonte, Brazil/Metodo) and Sienna Cerra won at No. 3 doubles 9-8 to get the second win.
In singles play,
Cassie Wentz (Windber, Pa./Winber Area) was the first to take care of business with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Sofia Von der Heyde at No. 6. Sarquis swept Elaina Rochford 6-1, 6-0 at No. 4, before Bonito fell to Nixon 6-1, 6-0 at No. 3. Calimer dropped her No. 1 singles match to Power 6-2, 6-1 before
Chloe Berridge (York, Pa./Dallastown) earned a 6-4, 6-3 win over Julia Mowrey at No. 5. The match came down to No. 2 singles, where Nery outlasted Leandra Roelker 7-6, 3-6, 6-4 to clinch the victory.
Bloomsburg moves to 4-5 and 2-0 in the PSAC while West Chester falls to 4-8 and 1-1 in conference play.
The Huskies are back in action Apr. 10 when they welcome Kutztown for a PSAC matchup. The action is set to begin at 4:00 p.m. at the Burt Reese Tennis Center.
