Women’s tennis team beats Calumet St. Joseph, 8-1

The Olivet College women's tennis team beat Calumet College of St. Joseph (Ind.), 8-1, today at the South Shore Racquet Club in St. Joseph, Mich.

The Comets did not lose any games en route to a sweep of the doubles matches. The No. 1 duo of freshman Giana Guerra (Lansing/Waverly) and senior Jaclyn Mummaw (Buchanan), and the No. 2 duo of junior Celeste Gruber (South Haven) and freshman Kelsey Singer (Brooklyn/Columbia Central) each won an 8-0 pro-set victory. The No. 3 duo of sophomore Leanne Scudder (St. Joseph/Lakeshore) and freshman Paige Sedgewick (Lennon/Powers Catholic) won by default since the Crimson only had five players.

Olivet posted wins in five-of-six singles flights. At No. 1, Mummaw won, 6-1, 6-0. At No. 2, Gruber had a 6-1, 6-1 victory. At No. 3, Scudder earned a 6-3, 6-2 victory. At No. 4, freshman Jenna Baker (Battle Creek/Harper Creek) won in straight sets, 6-0, 6-0. At No. 6, Sedgewick picked-up a default victory.

The Comets are right back in action tomorrow when they travel to play Indiana Tech. The match will be played indoors at the Wildwood Racquet Club in Fort Wayne and it will get started at 11 a.m.