Box Score LANCASTER, Pa. - It was the start to a busy spring schedule for the Millersville women's tennis team Saturday night as it defeated Franklin & Marshall 6-1 indoors at the Hempfield Rec Center.
Millersville (1-2) saw its first action since Oct. 13, and F&M (0-1) played for the first time since Sept. 26. Despite the one-sided score, the match was highly-competitive with Millersville winning four singles matches in three sets.
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
• Millersville picked up its first point with a sweep in doubles. The No. 1 team of
Noelle Htwar and
Julie Wallace and the No. 3 team of
Maria Ojeda and
Chloe Abramowitz both won by a 6-1 score.
• In singles, Ojeda, Htwar, Wallace and newcomer
Hui Jen Soo all outlasted their opponents in three sets. Ojeda, Htwar and Soo rallied after dropping their first sets, and Soo won a second-set tiebreaker and her third set, 10-9. Wallace won more convincingly, taking set one 6-1 and set three, 6-0.
REACTION FROM MILLERSVILLE HEAD COACH MATT HELSEL
• On the team's first outing of 2022: "It was a really impressive start. F&M is a good team and they have a lot of depth, just like us. Not sure I've ever coached a match that had four three-set matches, and we swept them all. That's almost unheard of. The level of tennis was very high, especially for the first match of the year. I've been impressed with our focus at practice, and for it to carry over into competition is great. We were very sharp tonight."
RESULTS
Doubles
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Noelle Htwar and
Julie Wallace (MILL) def. Cassidy Landau and Sammi Perry (F&M), 6-1
•
Jasmine Morris and
Kelsey Heckert (MILL) def. Mackenzie Sherman and Jenna Harrison (F&M), 6-3
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Maria Ojeda and
Chloe Abramowitz (MILL) def. Clara March and Emily Tsai (F&M), 6-1
Singles
• Cassidy Landau (F&M) def.
Jasmine Morris (MILL), 6-2, 6-2
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Maria Ojeda (MILL) def. Sammi Perry (F&M), 1-6, 6-2, 6-4
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Noelle Htwar (MILL) def. Jenna Harrison (F&M), 5-7, 6-2, 6-3
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Julie Wallace (MILL) def. Clara March (F&M), 6-1, 2-6, 6-0
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Kelsey Heckert (MILL) def. Mackenzie Sherman (F&M), 6-4, 6-1
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Hui Jen Soo (MILL) def. Skye Victor (F&M), 2-6, 7-6 (6), 10-9
UP NEXT
• Millersville departs on March 6 for a Spring Break trip to Orlando, Fla. The Marauders play five matches against strong competition during the course of the week.