The Shippensburg University women’s tennis team picked up its first win of the season on Saturday with a 5-2 victory over Lock Haven University.
Junior Jenna Sluymer did not drop a set Saturday, winning her singles match 6-0, 6-0 before teaming with senior Hannah Wieller for a 6-0 doubles win.
Freshman Brighid Cantwell won a back-and-forth singles match, winning the third-set tiebreaker 11-9. Cantwell won the first set 7-6 but dropped the second before rallying to win the third set break.
Cantwell teamed up with fellow freshman Jessalyn Morrow for a 6-0 doubles win, giving the Raiders the team point for doubles with No. 2 and No. 3 wins.
Junior Kayla Tryanski and sophomore Sahar Islam both picked up singles wins at No. 4 and No. 5. For Islam, Tryanski and Cantwell this was their first singles wins of the season.
Freshmen Skylar Walder and Merel Hoekstra won two games at No. 1 doubles. Walder went to a third-set tiebreaker in her No. 1 singles match against fellow freshman Maddy Reeves.
Sophomore Cally Papoutsis won eight games in her match at No. 6 singles for the Raiders.
SU will finish its season Tuesday at Millersville University.
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