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| Mali Zemedkun |
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| Shannon Sertz |
Sophomore Joy Li extended her No. 1 singles win streak to 14 straight during The College of Wooster women's tennis team's 8-1 victory over Baldwin Wallace University on Saturday evening at FoxCreek Family Tennis Center in Lorain, Ohio.
With the victory, Wooster improved to 12-2, marking the most wins with the 1997 season (16) and only the fifth time in program history in which the Scots have reached the 12-win mark.
The Fighting Scots swept doubles action starting with an 8-2 win by first-year Laura Haley and sophomore Shannon Sertz at No. 2. Following them were first-year Kendra Devereux and classmate Sarah Duran, who came out on top, 8-5, before Li and senior Morgan Wagers made it a 3-0 advantage with an 8-5 win at No. 1. Li and Wagers improved to 11-3 on the year, while Haley and Sertz garnered their ninth win of the year and Devereux and Duran combined for their sixth.
In singles, Sertz earned Wooster's fourth point with a 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 3, marking her 11th win of the year, before sophomore Mali Zemedkun clinched the team win with a 6-3, 6-2 victory at No. 6.
Li defeated the Yellow Jackets' (7-6) Jayde Robinson, 6-1, 6-0, while Duran (6-0, 6-3) and Wagers (6-1, 6-2) each proved victorious in straight sets at No. 2 and No. 4 respectively. Baldwin Wallace's lone point came at No. 5, as Kelly Peskura topped Hailey, 6-2, 6-2.
Notably, Duran, Sertz, and Wagers each have 10 or more singles victories this season, led by Duran and Sertzs' 11-3 records.
Up next, Wooster travels to Westminster (Pa.) College (9-6) on Friday, April 13 for a 4:30 p.m. match.