HILTON HEAD, S.C. – Gordon College secured the final team point in a third-set tiebreaker at fourth singles to slip by Gettysburg College 5-4 in women's tennis action Sunday.
Already playing its 15th match of the season and third of the spring, Gordon (10-5) secured two of the doubles points with close decisions against Gettysburg (3-2). Junior
Samantha Boardman (Greenwich, Conn./Brooks School) and sophomore
Amanda Vinges (Basking Ridge, N.J./Ridge) held the Scots at bay for an easy 8-2 victory at the top doubles position.
Boardman and Vinges doubled up with wins in singles play. The junior won 6-2, 6-3 at the second flight, while the sophomore turned in a 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 3. Senior
Maria Martinovic (Lawrence Township, N.J./Princeton Day School) rounded out the winners with a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Anne Carsey at the top flight.
The match came down to fourth singles where Caitlin Kwok and senior
Maddie Class (Lititz, Pa./Warwick) split the opening two sets. Kwok won the opener 6-4, while Class came out the victor in the second 7-5. The margin of victory remained the same in the tiebreaker with Kwok holding on for a 10-8 decision.
The Bullets face off with Nebraska Wesleyan University Monday at 2:30 p.m.
Gordon 5, Gettysburg 4
3/10/2019 at Hilton Head, S.C. (Hilton Head High School)
Singles competition
1.
Maria Martinovic (GC) def. Anne Carsey (GORD) 6-0, 6-2
2.
Samantha Boardman (GC) def. Gabrielle Brucker (GORD) 6-2, 6-3
3.
Amanda Vinges (GC) def. Kaelyn Hall (GORD) 6-2, 6-1
4. Caitlin Kwok (GORD) def.
Maddie Class (GC) 6-4, 5-7, 10-8
5. Jordyn Maddex (GORD) def.
Shaye Barnes (GC) 6-4, 6-2
6. Anna Mullane (GORD) def.
Alexis Rinker (GC) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles competition
1.
Samantha Boardman/
Amanda Vinges (GC) def. Anne Carsey/Kaelyn Hall (GORD) 8-2
2. Gabrielle Brucker/Caitlin Kwok (GORD) def.
Maria Martinovic/
Shaye Barnes (GC) 8-6
3. Jordyn Maddex/Madison West (GORD) def.
Alexis Rinker/
Maddie Class (GC) 8-4
Match Notes
Gordon 10-5
Gettysburg 3-2
T-4:00 A-25