Women's Tennis

First doubles moves on to semis at MAC Championships

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WILKES-BARRE, Pa. - Hood College's top doubles duo of Megan Carter and Skylar Wright won a pair of matches to advance to the semifinals at first doubles at the Middle Atlantic Conference Individual Championships.

Doubles

  • Carter and Wright, seeded fourth, defeated Stevenson's duo of Jenna Skove and Kelsi Mentzer 8-7 (5) in the first round. The pair moved on to the quarterfinals, where they picked up an 8-3 victory over Emily Fernandez and Alexis Zalutko of King's. Carter and Wright will square off with the top-seeded team of Dasha Yakhnis and Francesca Varela-Seri from Wilkes on Sunday, September 29. The winner will advance to the first doubles championship, later Sunday. 
  • The duo of Katie Cautero and Abbey Bloom fell 8-2 in the first round against Kirsten Kosa and Bailey Greco of DeSales. 

Singles

  • Each of the Blazers' entries fell on the first day. 
  • Carter defeated Delaware Valley's Aubrey Errickson 6-1, 6-0 in the first round at first singles. Skove outlasted Carter in the quarterfinals 6-1, 5-7, 10-7. 
  • At second singles, Wright won in straight sets in the first round against Christine Kenny of FDU-Florham, 6-3, 7-5. 
  • Cautero fell in the first round at fifth singles, 6-3, 6-1, to Kayla Rembish from Misericordia. 
  • FDU-Florham's Erin Weller defeated Bloom 6-0, 6-1 at sixth singles. 

Up Next

The MAC Individual Championships conclude on Sunday, September 29. 

 

 

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Players Mentioned

Abbey Bloom

Abbey Bloom

5' 9"
Junior
Megan Carter

Megan Carter

5' 7"
Junior
Katie Cautero

Katie Cautero

5' 2"
First Year
Skylar Wright

Skylar Wright

5' 4"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Abbey Bloom

Abbey Bloom

5' 9"
Junior
Megan Carter

Megan Carter

5' 7"
Junior
Katie Cautero

Katie Cautero

5' 2"
First Year
Skylar Wright

Skylar Wright

5' 4"
Junior