Last weekend, on September 14 and 15, the women’s tennis team took on three other universities at the annual Swat Invite. This year, the team totaled 13 victories against Swarthmore College, Franklin & Marshall College, and Haverford College.
Stevens tallied two wins against Haverford in singles on Saturday morning. Third-year Sude Aytekin battled through to win in three sets, coming back from a 6-4 defeat in the first set. She pulled through with ease in the second set with a 6-0 victory, before finishing her match with a 10-3 win in a super tie-breaker. Aytekin later won her second match of the day, coming back from another first-set loss to win 10-7 in a super tie-breaker. Fourth-year Emma Eguia claimed her own victory in two sets, showing endurance on the court winning 7-6(4), 6-4.
The Ducks earned their first doubles victory against the host school, Swarthmore College. The duo, composed of second-year Alix Dry and third-year Stephanie Untermeyer, held their position at the top of the lineup with an 8-7 victory.
Against Franklin & Marshall, Stevens had an incredible showing. Dry and Untermeyer recorded anothing doubles victory while Aytekin and first-year Milagros Carbajal Diaz tallied their first win with an 8-7 victory. In singles, the women pushed hard, winning all but one match. Aytekin dominated on the court in a decisive 6-0, 6-1 win and Dry followed suit with a 6-2, 7-6(6) victory. To round out the Invite, Untermeyer, Eguia, second-year Julianna Gomez, and first-years Gigi Arenas and Wei-Wei Lai all earned victories in straight sets.
The Ducks next stop is the ITA Atlantic South Regional Championships, where the team will compete in a three-day event at the University of Mary Washington.
