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ALLENTOWN, Pa. (October 1, 2014) – The Stevens Institute of Technology women's tennis team kept their undefeated season alive Wednesday with a 6-3 win over Muhlenberg College.
The win moves Stevens' record to 8-0 while Muhlenberg dropped to 0-2.
The Ducks jumped out to lead early thanks to two straight wins to open doubles. Senior
Jessica Bourque and junior
Alexis Connor started the winning with an 8-2 win at No. 1 followed by an 8-3 win at No. 2 for senior
Danielle Stewart and freshman
Katrina Guido.
The win was the third of the season for Bourque and Connor while Stewart and Guido stayed perfect at 8-0.
After Muhlenberg rebounded with a win at third doubles, Bourque picked up a win at first singles when sophomore Sara Finger had to retire the match to extend the Stevens lead to 3-1. Muhlenberg rallied though, taking wins at No. 3 and No. 4, but Connor answered with a 6-3, 6-4 win at No. 5 followed by Stewart's third set tiebreaker win over senior Jennifer Goldberg at No. 2.
The win was Stewart's team-leading ninth of the season while Connor saw her singles record rise to 5-1.
The Ducks will return to Empire 8 play this weekend with a Saturday match against Ithaca College at 1:30 p.m., followed by a trip to Elmira College on Sunday at 11 a.m. Follow the team directly throughout the weekend on Twitter @Lady_Ducks.
1. Jessica Bourque/Alexis Connor (SITW) def. Sara Finger/Jennifer Goldberg (MUH) 8-2
2. Danielle Stewart/Katrina Guido (SITW) def. Hannah Molk/Molly Kowalski (MUH) 8-3
3. Jamie Rosenblum/Jenny Levenson (MUH) def. Julia Guignard/Allie Masciana (SITW) 8-5Facebook: "Like" Stevens Athletics
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