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NYU women slip past Garnet

BY JOSH ABEL

In print | Published February 28, 2008

Both tennis teams opened up their 2008 spring seasons this Saturday in the Mullan Tennis Center against New York University. Both matches were played down to the wire, and both resulted in 5-4 NYU victories.

The women took control early, going in 2-1 in the doubles matches. Jennie Park ’08 and Luann Cignavitch ’11 won convincingly at second doubles, 8-3. The third doubles team, Marissa Lee ’09 and Jamie Midyette ’08, followed with an impressive 8-4 victory.

The Garnet slipped in the singles competition, however. Despite three-set wins from Rachel Wallwork ’10 (first singles) and Midyette (fourth), the Swarthmore women lost 4 out of the 6 singles matches, leading to a frustrating 5-4 loss.

Coach Jeremy Loomis thinks it was a winnable match, but he is optimistic that the close loss will serve as a building block for the rest of the season. “Lots of team matches this year could come down to a few games and which team has a better team atmosphere,” he said.

Their next match will be this Saturday, as they open Centennial Conference play against McDaniel College.

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