Men's Box Score -- Women's Box Score
HILTON HEAD, S.C. – Both the Allegheny men's and women's tennis teams ended their Hilton Head, S.C. Spring Break trip with wins over the University of Sioux Falls on Thursday morning. The Gator men (8-2) topped Sioux Falls 8-1, while the Gator women (7-4) won 7-2. The wins for each program gave them a positive 3-1 win-loss record over spring break.
HILTON HEAD, S.C. – Both the Allegheny men's and women's tennis teams ended their Hilton Head, S.C. Spring Break trip with wins over the University of Sioux Falls on Thursday morning. The Gator men (8-2) topped Sioux Falls 8-1, while the Gator women (7-4) won 7-2. The wins for each program gave them a positive 3-1 win-loss record over spring break.
Both matches began with the traditional doubles-first format, and each team swept the doubles matches to take a 3-0 lead heading into singles play.
On the women's side, senior Sara Longo had the match-clinching win as she won at no. three singles with a clean sweep in straight sets, 6-0, 6-0. Classmate Deborah Landau also turned in a clean sheet with a straight sets, 6-0, 6-0 win at no. six singles. Lauren Kristofco was on pace to possibly not drop a game when her opponent was forced to retire in the first set at 3-0 in favor of Kristofco with an injury, giving Kristofco the win.
For the men, sophomore Mike Provenzano clinched the team win with his victory at no. two singles, 6-0, 6-3. As a team, the men were only defeated in one singles match. It is the fifth time this season that the men have won a team match in which they won at least eight singles/doubles matches.
Each team heads back north with a couple of home matches scheduled for the next week. Weather permitting; March 29th will be the spring home opener for each against Mount Union University. The matches are scheduled to start at 4:30 p.m.
