Women's Tennis Wins Wednesday Doubleheader

SATELLITE BEACH, Fla. – The St. Mary's Women's Tennis team won a pair of matches in Florida on Wednesday, defeating Indiana (Pa.) 4-3 before returning from a short rain shower to overpower Bentley 7-0.
 
"We did a great job controlling points today," said Director of Tennis Bill Macom. "In doubles we were more aggressive and that was a solid start. Singles could have gone much differently on all the courts as there were so many momentum shifts, however the girls did a really good job keeping their composure to pull out the two wins."
 
The Rattlers (11-3) are now 3-0 on the Spring Break trip with two matches remaining. The team faces St. Thomas Aquinas on Thursday and closes the road swing with Palm Beach Atlantic on Friday.
 
IUP RECAP
The Rattlers made quick work in doubles, winning the first and third ladders by identical scores of 6-2. The tandem of Ashley Penshorn (Montgomery, Texas) and Kyndall Quiroz (San Antonio) were reunited at the top spot, while Gabi Ioannou (Melbourne, Australia) and freshman Stela Sifuentes (Eagle Pass, Texas) continued to play well together at #3.
 
Penshorn was the only player to have a straight sets match, winning 6-3, 6-3 at No. 1 to move to 12-0 in duals. Penshorn has won her last six in two sets and 10 of her 12 this season have come that way.
 
IUP got its first point with a victory at #3 singles, but Elena Munoz (Corregidora, Queretaro, Mexico) stretched the Rattlers lead to 3-1 with a late break of serve in the deciding set for the 6-1, 2-6, 7-5 win.
 
Sophomore Bailey Godwin (San Antonio) clinched the team victory with her 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 win at No. 6 singles.
 
BENTLEY RECAP
Coach Macom shook up the lineup a bit for the second match, but the result was still a win as the Rattlers rolled to a 7-0 decision.
 
The three doubles squads dropped only three games in taking the first team point. Penshorn and Quiroz won 6-0 at #1, Munoz and sophomore Callah Preti (Liberty Lake, Wash.) won 6-2 at #2 despite playing together for only the second time this year and the freshmen tandem of Sifuentes and Alessia Terlizzi (Andria, Italy) won 6-1 at #3.
 
Sifuentes posted the double bagel victory at No. 4 singles, defeating Chloe Arsenault 6-0, 6-0. Sifuentes is now 2-0 at #4 this year and has won three-straight matches.
 
Quiroz at #3 and senior Angela Vargas (Ciudad Acuna, Coahuila, Mexico) at #1 also posted wins at love in both sets. Vargas finished right after Quiroz for the clinching point in the team race.
 
Playing at #2 singles for the first time this year, Munoz won 6-2, 6-1.
 
Taking the court after the conclusion of the first matches, Terlizzi and Preti kept the momentum high for the Gold & Blue as they each recorded shutouts at #5 and #6, respectively.