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Andrea Hammer (Photo by Larry Newman)
Andrea Hammer (Photo by Larry Newman)
Posted: May 02, 2015

Women's tennis finishes fifth in SCIAC Championships

Results Box Score Box Score Box Score
Team Stats
Doubles
  • Natalie Etchegaray / Ceara Sumida def. Andrea Hammer / Rachel Fox 9-7
  • Sophia Duong / Madeline Saunders def. Julia Pollak / Lauren Villanueva 9-7
  • Gabriela Vasquez / Maddie Morton def. Lauren Ross / Sarah McDonald 8-2
Singles
  • Natalie Etchegaray def. Sophia Duong 6-2, 6-2
  • Ceara Sumida def. Rachel Fox FINAL - UNFINISHED
  • Andrea Hammer def. Lauren Villanueva 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
  • Emily Murnin def. Madeline Saunders 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
  • Gabriela Vasquez def. Lauren Ross 6-4, 6-0
  • Julia Pollak def. Sarah McDonald FINAL - UNFINISHED
Team Stats
Doubles
  • Andrea Hammer / Rachel Fox def. Samantha Farrell / Keilani Bonis-Ericks 8-3
  • Sophia Duong / Madeline Saunders def. Isabella Korfmann / Lucy Malloch 8-0
  • Lauren Ross / Sarah McDonald def. Sara Charney / Lauren Hutkin 8-4
Singles
  • Samantha Farrell def. Sophia Duong 6-4, 6-3
  • Rachel Fox def. Keilani Bonis-Ericks 6-2, 6-2
  • Andrea Hammer def. Amber Gadsden 6-1, 6-2
  • Madeline Saunders def. Lauren Hutkin 6-0, 6-0
  • Sara Charney def. Lauren Ross FINAL - RETIREMENT
  • Sarah McDonald def. Isabella Korfmann 6-1, 6-0
Team Stats
Doubles
  • Andrea Hammer / Rachel Fox def. Emily Werman / Annette Sousa 8-4
  • Sophia Duong / Madeline Saunders def. Shelby Kubota / Mallory Kenny 8-4
  • Rebecca Gold / Sarah Baker def. Lauren Ross / Sarah McDonald 8-2
Singles
  • Sophia Duong def. Mallory Kenny 6-3, 6-1
  • Rebecca Gold def. Rachel Fox 6-3, 6-7, 8-6
  • Andrea Hammer def. Emily Werman 6-2, 2-6, 6-1
  • Madeline Saunders def. Sarah Baker 7-6, 5-7, 7-4
  • Lauren Ross def. Shelby Kubota 6-2, 6-4
  • Annette Sousa def. Sarah McDonald 6-4, 6-2

CLAREMONT, Calif. – The Chapman University women's tennis team regular season came to a close at the SCIAC Championship Tournament hosted by Claremont-Mudd-Scripps over the weekend of May 2. Chapman (10-11 overall, 6-5 SCIAC) closed the regular season earning fifth-place in conference and fifth in the SCIAC tournament.

The fifth-seed Panthers opened the weekend on Friday morning with a 5-2 loss to fourth-seed Redlands. In the afternoon, Chapman then went on to defeat Occidental 7-2. The fifth place match on Saturday then placed Chapman against Cal Lutheran with the Panthers solidifying fifth-place in a 6-3 victory over the Poets.

On Friday, Chapman fell to No. 4 Redlands 5-2. Chapman earned one win in doubles with a 9-7 victory by senior Sophia Duong and sophomore Madeline Saunders on court No. 2 to defeat the Bulldogs. Senior Andrea Hammer then earned the Panthers only victory in singles play by defeating Lauren Villanueva from the No. 3 spot after falling 6-3 in set one, but battling back to win the next sets 6-2 across the board.

In the afternoon, Chapman defeated Occidental 7-2 opening the match with a 3-0 sweep in doubles play including a shutout in No. 2 doubles from Duong and Saunders. Chapman then secured its win when Hammer defeated Amber Gadsden 6-1, 6-2 in No. 3 singles.

In the fifth place match on Saturday morning, Chapman took the lead 2-1 in doubles matches with an 8-4 win from senior Rachel Fox and Hammer in the No. 1 spot. Duong and Saunders then earned their third consecutive pairs victory from the No. 2 spot 8-4 over the Regals. The Panthers finally secured their victory when Hammer defeated Emily Werman of Cal Lutheran 6-2, 2-6, and 6-1.

Saunders and Hammer each finished the weekend 5-1, including a three match hot-streak from Hammer. Saunders closed her sophomore season leading the team with a 16-9 record this season from the No. 3 spot.

by Raquel Rinauro
Sports Information Assistant

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