Women's Tennis 9/8/2015 12:00:00 AM

Women's Tennis holds off Taylor 5-4

UPLAND, Ind. – The Spring Arbor University women's tennis team held off a late charge in singles play to defeat Taylor University 5-4 in Crossroads League action on Tuesday.

Quincy Banini and Monika Wynne, as well as Mary-Kate McShane and Emily Joseph, helped put the Cougars out in front with wins at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles. Banini and Wynne cruised to an 8-2 victory while McShane and Joseph triumphed 8-4.

Taylor (0-2, 0-2 Crossroads League) battled its way back though with a couple early wins in singles competition. However, McShane and Joseph countered with straight-set wins at No. 2 and No. 4 singles before Wynne clinched the final point for the Cougars with a dramatic 7-5, 7-5 victory at No. 3 singles.

Spring Arbor (2-0, 2-0 Crossroads League) will return home to host Grace College (0-1, 0-1 Crossroads League) on Saturday, Sept. 12 at 11 a.m.

Singles
#1 Katherine Marquez (TU) def. Quincy Banini (SAU) 6-3, 6-4
#2 Mary-Kate McShane (SAU) def. Rachel Kammer (TU) 6-3, 6-2
#3 Monika Wynne (SAU) def. Taelor Grose (TU) 7-5, 7-5
#4 Emily Joseph (SAU) def. Corinne Hoffman (TU) 6-2, 6-3
#5 Mikayla Schultz (TU) def. Alyssa Bart (SAU) 6-0, 6-1
#6 Betsy Jones (TU) def. Jewell Allen (SAU) 6-1, 6-2

Doubles
#1 Banini / Wynne (SAU) def. Marquez / Grose (TU) 8-2
#2 McShane / Joseph (SAU) def. Jones / Kammer (TU) 8-4
#3 Schultz / Courtney Clark (TU) def. Morgan Keeler / Brianna VanRavenswaay (SAU) 8-1

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Players Mentioned

Quincy Banini: Senior; /

Alyssa Bart: Junior; /

Morgan Keeler: Freshman; /

Players Mentioned

Quincy Banini
: Senior; /

Alyssa Bart
: Junior; /

Morgan Keeler
: Freshman; /