WASHINGTON, D.C.  – Senior Samantha Boardman (Greenwich, Conn./Brooks School) picked up wins at first singles and first doubles, but the Gettysburg College women's tennis team fell just shy of a team victory with a 5-4 loss at Catholic University Saturday afternoon.
 
Final Result

Teams	F
Catholic (3-1)	5
Gettysburg (1-1)	4

 
Singles
1     Samantha Boardman '20 def. Brooke Simonson                                   7-5, 6-2
2     Grace Connell def. Shaye Barnes '21 (Rye, N.Y./Rye)                            6-0, 6-3
3     Alex Rieg '23 (Phoenixville, Pa./Phoenixville) def. Colleen McLaughlin    4-6, 6-1, 6-3
4     Alexis Rinker '22 (Prince Frederick, Md./Calvert) def. Lauren Edwards   1-6, 6-0, 6-0
5     Abby Cassidy def. Maddie Urbano '23 (Riverton, N.J./Merion Mercy) 6-3, 6-0
6     Hannah Scali def. Shelby Deron '22 (Holden, Maine/Hampden Academy) 6-0, 6-4
 
Doubles
1     Boardman/Rieg def. Simonson/Edwards                                               8-7 (7-2)
2     Connell/McLaughlin def. Barnes/Rinker                                                         8-4
3     Cassidy/Scali def. Deron/Urbano                                                                      8-3
 
Match Recap
Catholic jumped out with the first two doubles wins, but the Bullets prevented a sweep as Boardman and Rieg pulled out a 7-2 tiebreaker for the victory at the top flight.
 
In singles play, the teams split the first four matches with Boardman and Rieg ringing up 7-5, 6-2 and 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 wins at the first and third flights, respectively. Gettysburg tied the contest on a come-from-behind win by Rinker at No. 4, but the Cardinals clinched the team victory with a straight-set win by Hannah Scali over Deron.
 
Where the Series Stands Now
Catholic ended a two-match losing skid to Gettysburg and sliced the Bullets' lead in the all-time series to 13-7.
 
Next Up
Gettysburg wraps up its fall slate at York (Pa.) College next Saturday, Sept. 28, at 12 p.m.