ALTOONA, Pa. – The Clarion tennis team earned a victory in its first dual match of the 2017-18 season, sweeping Penn State-Altoona by a score of 9-0 at Leopold Tennis Courts on Thursday.  The Golden Eagles (1-0) will be back in action on Tuesday, Sept. 26 against West Chester.
 
The Golden Eagles won all nine matches on the courts on Thursday, giving up only six total games in singles play – and no more than one in any set. Doubles was a little closer, as Clarion had to hold off a strong challenge in the No. 2 match.
 
That challenge came from Altoona's Annie Ruggles and Brayley Lewis, but up to the task were Katie Benson and Bailey White.  Benson and White held off a charge and claimed a 9-7 decision in the No. 2 doubles match.  Alivia Arnold and Maria Snyder defeated Kate Hugendubler and Sophia Girol by an 8-0 score, and the duo of Michelle Petrilla and Hailey Germanoski won the No. 3 doubles match by an 8-3 score.
 
In singles play, Arnold got the best of Hugendubler again, winning by a 6-0, 6-0 score in the No. 1 singles match.  Snyder beat Lewis 6-1, 6-0 in the No. 2 match, and Vinisha Reddy won by an identical score in the No. 3 match.  White defeated Ruggles by a 6-0, 6-1 score, Benson won in straight sets in the No. 5 match, and Petrilla rounded out the day with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Victoria Acker in the No. 6 singles match.
 
Clarion University 9, Penn State Altoona 0
Sep 21, 2017


Singles competition
1. Alivia Arnold (CLARION) def. Kate Hugendubler (ALTW) 6-0, 6-0
2. Maria Snyder (CLARION) def. Brayley Lewis (ALTW) 6-1, 6-0
3. Vinisha Reddy (CLARION) def. Sophia Girol (ALTW) 6-1, 6-0
4. Bailey White (CLARION) def. Annie Ruggles (ALTW) 6-0, 6-1
5. Katie Benson (CLARION) def. Patricia Whelan (ALTW) 6-1, 6-0
6. Michelle Petrilla (CLARION) def. Victoria Acker (ALTW) 6-1, 6-1
 
Doubles competition
1. Alivia Arnold/Maria Snyder (CLARION) def. Kate Hugendubler/Sophia Girol (ALTW) 8-0
2. Katie Benson/Bailey White (CLARION) def. Annie Ruggles/Brayley Lewis (ALTW) 9-7
3. Michelle Petrilla/Hailey Germanoski (CLARION) def. Patricia Whelan/Victoria Acker (ALTW) 8-3