The Shippensburg University women’s tennis team earned its second consecutive victory Wednesday, defeating Juniata 5-2 at Robb Sports Complex. The Raiders improved to 2-3, while Juniata fell to 1-1.
Shippensburg secured the doubles point after losing the No. 1 match 6-3. Brinley Orris and Chambersburg graduate Ava Kalist won 6-3 at No. 2 doubles, while Rachel Gallagher and Taylor Maguire clinched the point with a 6-4 victory at No. 3.
Two singles victories were decided by third-set tiebreaks. Orris defeated Nina Meadows 6-3, 4-6, 11-9 at No. 3, and Samhitha Koganti beat Celia Navarro de Torres 6-2, 3-6, 10-7 at No. 2.
Kalist defeated Lauryn Parcon 6-0, 6-0 at No. 5 singles. Gallagher added a 6-3, 6-4 victory at No. 4.
Juniata’s Katie Wagoner defeated Maguire 4-6, 6-4, 10-6 at No. 6 singles. Medina Yessenaliyeva earned Juniata’s other singles win at No. 1.
Shippensburg is scheduled to conclude its fall season at the ITA regional tournament in two weeks.
