SAINT PETER, Minn. — The Gustavus women's tennis team collected a pair of conference wins Saturday, beating Macalester 9-0 and St. Scholastica 8-1 for an 8-1 conference record heading into the final day of the regular season. The Gusties, now on a four-match win streak, improve to 14-10 overall.
Gustavus 9, Macalester 0
The Gusties got to work early in the morning Saturday, taking a 3-0 lead after the doubles.
Pavla Yakimova and
Alli Laux led the team out of the gate, winning at No. 3 8-1. The duos of
Molly Austin/
Kaya De Bruijn and
Allison Szalay/
Brooke Haddorff won No. 1 and No. 2 doubles 8-3.
Ella De Young was perfect in singles play, going 6-0, 6-0 at No. 6. Szalay, De Bruijn, and Yakimova each won their singles matchups in straight sets.
Molly Austin (No. 1) and
Alli Laux (No. 4) went to third set breakers, but both Gusties walked away with the win to seal the 9-0 conference victory.
Gustavus 8, St. Scholastica 1
The Gusties once again opened the match with elite doubles play, led by Yakimova and Laux who went 8-0 at No. 3. Austin and De Bruijn won 8-4, while Szalay and
Bethany Smith picked up an 8-2 victory at No. 2.
Gustavus conceded its only point of the day at No. 1 singles, as
Molly Austin fell 4-6, 1-6 to the Saints' Julia Maier. Four of the five remaining singles were won in straight sets, while De Bruijn battled for a victory at No. 3. The sophomore came from behind to win in a third set breaker, 4-6, 7-6, 10-7.
The No. 34 Gusties wrap up the regular season Sunday, facing No. 25 Bethel in Saint Peter for a match that will surely decide the final MIAC standings, as Bethel trails Gustavus with a 7-2 conference record.
