Gators Fare Well Against Nations Best at Oberlin Invitational

9/19/2011 11:02:00 AM
Final Results from Oberlin InvitationalOberlin Invitational Box ScoreOBERLIN, Ohio - The Allegheny women's tennis squad traveled to Oberlin this past weekend, to take part in the Oberlin Invitational presented my Marriot. With an impressive field that featured two nationally ranked division III teams from a year ago (Denison; Washington and Lee), and one nationally ranked division II team from last year (California University of Pennsylvania), the Gators would look to defeat some of the best talent in the country. The opening day would set a good tone for the weekend as Allegheny would win four of its six singles matches, with victories by Carolyn Shetter, Janna Dickerson, Elyse Schmitt, and Laura Steele. The Gators would not fare as well in doubles on Friday, with its only victory coming from the pair of Dickerson and Schmitt. Allegheny ended day one 5-4 overall, with two of the four losses coming to previously mentioned Cal U. Day two was a reversal of fortunes for the Gators, as Laura Steele picked up Allegheny's only singles victory of the day in straight sets. Deborah Landau and Kathleen McBride would both take their matches the distance, with each falling 6-2 in the third set. Two of the other three singles matches would see Elyse Schmitt and Carolyn Shetter facing tough opponents from Denison and Cal U respectively. Doubles brought a bright end to the second day of competition, as Allegheny would go 4-2, with victories coming from the pairings of Shetter/Landau, Dickerson/Schmitt, and two from Steele/McBride. The third and final day saw Allegheny participating in only singles matches, as they would bounce back and end the weekend like they started, going 4-2 with impressive victories from Dickerson, Schmitt, Steele, and McBride. All four won their matches in straight sets and no set would get closer than 6-4. The Gators would end the weekend with an overall record of 14-13, going 9-9 in singles play and 5-4 in doubles competition. Steele would lead the way for Allegheny, going undefeated (3-0) in singles play, and 2-1 with her doubles partner McBride. Not far behind were Schmitt and Dickerson who both went 2-1 in singles, and combined to go 2-1 in doubles play. The Gators will get a week break from competition, as they will travel to face division I Robert Morris on Tuesday, September 27.