Shippensburg University’s women’s tennis team lost two home matches this past week at Robb Sports Complex.
SU faced West Chester University in a PSAC match-up on Tuesday afternoon, falling 0-7, and an out-of-conference Salem University on Sunday afternoon, falling again 2-5.
In Tuesday’s 0-7 match against West Chester, SUcame up just shy of defeating the Rams.
Senior Brighid Cantwell lost a tough battle with her West Chester opponent in No. 6 singles, while winning a total of nine games overall.
Freshman Rachel Gallagher won four games in No. 4 singles, junior Brooklynn Rupert won three games in No. 2 singles and sophomore Corinne Markovich won three games in No. 1 singles.
The Raider’s No. 3 doubles pair, Cantwell and Gallagher, won two games, while No. 2 doubles pair junior Kendall Winters and first-year Brinley Orris won one game against their West Chester opponents.
In the second match of the week for the Raiders, Orris won a straight set in No. 5 singles to get the team’s first point for the day. Orris claimed a 6-2 and a 6-0 win over her Salem opponent. The Raiders also picked up a default victory point in No. 6 singles for Cantwell.
Gallagher won three games in No. 4 singles and Markovich won two games in No. 1 singles.
The Shippensburg Raiders will take on the Shepherd Rams on Tuesday in an away PSAC match up at 3 p.m.
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