The Shippensburg University women’s tennis team traveled to Altoona on Friday night and came away with a 7-0 victory against Penn State Altoona in a match held indoors due to weather conditions.

Shippensburg (5-7) got started with three impressive doubles wins that gave the Raiders the early 1-0 advantage. Senior Corinne Markovich and sophomore Jade Miller won 6-1 at No. 1 doubles; junior Ava Kalist and graduate Yasmin De Meyer won 6-1 at No. 2 doubles; and freshman Taylor Maguire and junior Janelle Kingsboro won 6-2 at No. 3 doubles.

Miller put SU up 2-0 with a quick win at No. 3 singles, winning one and zero over Sienna Fell. Markovich was the next Raider victory, claiming a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 1 singles.

The win became official when De Meyer won 6-1, 7-6 (8-6) at No. 2 singles to give Shippensburg a 4-0 lead.

Due to the indoor match being limited to three courts, the No. 4 through No. 6 singles matches then rotated in when surfaces became available. Junior Brinley Orris posted a quick victory at No. 5 singles, and like Miller, she also posted a one and zero win over her opponent.

Junior Rachel Gallagher went into extra points in a tiebreaker but came out on the right end of a long match at No. 4 singles. Gallagher won 6-2, 4-6, 11-9. Kalist wrapped up the night for Shippensburg with a 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 6 singles.

Shippensburg’s home match versus Lock Haven scheduled for Saturday has been postponed and re-scheduled for Thursday, April 9.

SU’s next time out will be at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday at Bloomsburg for the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division opener. They will then visit East Stroudsburg at 1 p.m on Saturday.

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