2
Elmira College ELMIRA (0-9 (0-5 E8))
7
Winner Houghton College HCWT18 (3-5 (3-3 E8))
Elmira College ELMIRA
(0-9 (0-5 E8))
2
Final
7
Houghton College HCWT18
(3-5 (3-3 E8))
Winner

Match Recap: Women's Tennis |

Hill and Jewett Pick Up Wins in 7-2 Setback to Houghton

Score: Houghton College 7, Elmira College 2
Records: Houghton (3-5, 3-3 E8), Elmira (0-9, 0-5 E8)
Location: Kerr-Pegula Athletic Complex – Houghton, N.Y.
 
HOUGHTON, N.Y. -- Sarah Hill '19 and Katy Jewett '21 earned singles wins for the Elmira College women's tennis team, but the Soaring Eagles would come out on the wrong end of a 7-2 decision in Empire 8 Conference action to Houghton College.
 
The Highlanders earned wins in all three doubles matches this evening. EC's Cheyanne Holwell '19 and Hill nearly claimed a victory for EC but came up short by a single break of serve, 8-6, at the No. 2 position.
 
In singles action, Elmira earned wins in two of the six matches, as Hill and Jewett marched away victorious at the No. 1 and No. 4 positions, respectively. Outside of those two matches, Houghton picked up straight-set wins at the remaining spots.
 
Hill rolled at the top singles position, winning 12-of-15 games played, 6-1, 6-2. The win for Hill was her first of the year and her first at the No. 1 spot of her collegiate career.
 
Jewett continued her stellar start to singles play by earning her sixth consecutive victory. The Upper Nyack, New York, native was a 6-3, 6-3 winner at the No. 4 position, which improved her singles record to 6-0 overall on the season and 2-0 at the fourth spot.
 
Scores
Singles
1. Sarah Hill (ELMIRA) def. Tori Noller (HOUGHTON) 6-1, 6-2
2. Kaylee Jentsch (HOUGHTON) def. Cassie Brown (ELMIRA) 6-0, 6-0
3. Amanda Carl (HOUGHTON) def. Cheyanne Holwell (ELMIRA) 6-1, 6-0
4. Katy Jewett (ELMIRA) def. Catie Moore (HOUGHTON) 6-3, 6-3
5. Erin Haley (HOUGHTON) def. Brandi Meeder (ELMIRA) 6-0, 6-0
6. Tessa Brown (HOUGHTON) def. Marta Kliszcz (ELMIRA) 6-1, 6-3
 
Doubles
1. Noller/Jentsch (HOUGHTON) def. Jewett/Brown (ELMIRA) 8-1
2. Carl/Haley (HOUGHTON) def. Hill/Holwell (ELMIRA) 8-6
3. Moore/Cline (HOUGHTON) def. Kliszcz/Meeder (ELMIRA) 8-3

Order of Finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (3,2,5,1,4,6)
 
News and Notes
  • Hill earned her first singles win of the season and the first of her collegiate career at the No. 1 spot.
  • Jewett extended her singles winning streak to six matches.
  • Jewett is 6-0 on the year in singles action.
 
Up Next
The Purple and Gold return to action on Saturday, September 29, when they travel to face Utica College in Empire 8 Conference action at 1:00 p.m.
 
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