SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. – Led by a 3-0 effort in doubles action, the Mount Holyoke College tennis team posted a 7-2 victory over Gordon College in a non-conference tilt on Thursday afternoon. With the win, the Lyons improve to 13-9 overall, while the Fighting Scots are now 15-6 overall.
 
MHC got things going well as first year Ayame Yazawa and senior captain Margaux Holloschutz notched an 8-5 win over Gordon first years Justine Hanson (Meadow Vista, Calif./Colfax) and Abigail Denney (Peoria, Ariz./Northwest Christian) in the first flight.
 
Sophomore Ishita Tibrewal (Kolkata, India/Modern HS for Girls) and first year Madison Rosen (Portland, Ore.) made it a 2-0 advantage for the homestanding Lyons at two, posting an 8-4 win over sophomore Katherine Jeffreys (Parkton, Md./Excelsior Academy) and first year Kaelyn Hall (Sugar Land, Texas/Logos Preparatory Academy).
 
Mount Holyoke closed out the doubles sweep at three with junior Amy Chen (Hilo, Hawaii/Hilo) and first year Clara Wang (Madison, Conn./Daniel Hand) earning an 8-3 decision against the Fighting Scots duo of junior Abby Caron (Bedford, N.H./Trinity) and Gabrielle Brucker (Eleva, Wis./Regis).
 
Singles action saw Chen pick up the fourth MHC point with a 6-0, 6-0 victory against Brucker from the sixth flight. Yazawa earned the fifth point for the Lyons, besting Hanson in the top flight by a 6-1, 6-3 score.
 
Gordon's Denney picked up a point at two after Holloschutz was forced to retire and the Fighting Scots earned their second point as Jeffreys defeated Tibrewal at three by a 6-1, 6-2 margin.
 
A 6-0, 6-2 win by Wang at four over Caron gave the home team its sixth points, while senior captain Michelle Cai (Hong Kong, China/St. Paul's Co-Educational) fought back from a set down at five to post a 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-5) win against Hall.
 
Mount Holyoke returns to action on Saturday when it hosts Endicott in the final game of the 2015-16 season. Match time is set for 10:30am. Gordon concluded its record-breaking season (program best 15 wins) with Thursday's match.

Release courtesy of Mount Holyoke Sports Information

Mount Holyoke College 7, Gordon 2
04/14/16 at South Hadley, Mass. (MHC Tennis Courts) 

Singles competition

1. Ayame Yazawa (MHC) def. Justine Hanson (GC) 6-1, 6-3

2. Abigail Denney (GC) def. Margaux Holloschutz (MHC) 4-1, retired

3. Katherine Jeffreys (GC) def. Ishita Tibrewal (MHC) 6-1, 6-2

4. Clara Wang (MHC) def. Abby Caron (GC) 6-0, 6-2

5. Michelle Cai (MHC) def. Kaelyn Hall (GC) 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-5)

6. Amy Chen (MHC) def. Gabrielle Brucker (GC) 6-0, 6-0

 

Doubles competition

1. Ayame Yazawa/Margaux Holloschutz (MHC) def. Justine Hanson/Abigail Denney (GC) 8-5

2. Ishita Tibrewal/Madison Rosen (MHC) def. Katherine Jeffreys/Kaelyn Hall (GC) 8-4

3. Clara Wang/Amy Chen (MHC) def. Abby Caron/Gabrielle Brucker (GC) 8-3

 

Match Notes

Gordon 15-6

Mount Holyoke College 13-9

Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (,2,6,4,1,3,5)

T-3:30 A-40