The Shippensburg University women’s tennis team opened the non-championship portion of its 2026-27 season with a 4-2 loss at California University of Pennsylvania on Saturday at Roadman Park.
Shippensburg’s Taylor Maguire and Rachel Gallagher won the No. 3 doubles match 6-2. California’s Izabelle Heacox and Marion Sendra Lara earned a 6-1 victory at No. 2 doubles.
At No. 1 doubles, Shippensburg’s Renee Kinard and Samhitha Koganti rallied from a 5-0 deficit to tie the match at 5-5. California’s Fernanda Martinez and Sarai Salinas won 7-5 to secure the doubles point.
Ava Kalist won the No. 5 singles match 6-2, 6-0. Maguire earned her second victory of the day with a 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 6 singles.
Kinard’s No. 1 singles match against Martinez was unfinished because of weather. Kinard won the first set 6-1 and lost the second 6-2. She trailed 5-0 in the third set when play ended.
Koganti won five games at No. 2 singles, Brinley Orris won six games at No. 3 singles and Gallagher won three games in the second set at No. 4 singles.
Shippensburg begins the season 0-1, while California improves to 1-0. The Raiders will host Messiah at 3:30 p.m. Friday at Robb Sports Complex.
