WILLIAMSBURG, Va. –The Penn State Women's Tennis team finished up the second day of the Hall of Fame Classic at William & Mary, where the Nittany Lions competed in a singles matchup versus Old Dominion and a doubles clash against Maryland.
Singles
In the singles matchup against Old Dominion, junior Frederikke Svarre (Copenhagen, Denmark) was defeated by senior Holly Hutchinson, 7-6 (5), 6-0. Sophomore Olivia Ryan (Victoria, Australia) lost to redshirt freshman Shalimar Talbi, 6-1, 6-1. Senior Shannon Hanley (Kensington, Md.) dropped her first set to junior Yulia Starodubtseva, 6-2 before retiring in the second set. Junior Hanna Wikberg (Stockholm, Sweden) suffered a 6-3, 7-5 loss to freshman Shahar Biran in two close sets. Sophomore Sydney Weinberg (Winchester, Mass.) lost to freshman Alexandra Viktorovich by a 6-0, 6-2 score. Sophomore Gracey Hirsch finished up the singles matchup with a 6-1, 6-1 defeat at the hands of senior Brooke Pilkington.
The Nittany Lions will continue singles play tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. with a matchup against Maryland.
Doubles
In doubles competition against Maryland, the pairing of Hanley/Svarre were defeated by Akli/Yemelyaneka in an 8-4 pro set. The duo of Hirsch/Ryan dropped their set against the Terrapin tandem of Hamlin/Kulkami, 8-4. The combo of Weinberg/Wikberg lost in a back-and-forth match against Usui/Policare, 8-7 (4).
Penn State will close out doubles play tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. as they square off against Liberty.
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