Mummaw leads women’s tennis team at ITA Central Regional

Behind the play from senior Jaclyn Mummaw (Buchanan), the Olivet College women's tennis team turned in the best performance in school history at the ITA Central Regional Sept. 27-28 at Oberlin (Ohio) College.

After losing her first match in three sets (6-1, 2-6, 1-0) to Jennifer Greene of Baldwin-Wallace, Mummaw won four consecutive matches to finish first in the consolation bracket. Her wins were against Emily Thebaut of Oberlin, 8-1; Kelsey Jenkins of Wooster, 9-7; Sara Teitelbaum from Oberlin, 8-3; and Becky Simon from Ohio Wesleyan, 8-5.

Also in singles play, freshman Giana Guerra (Lansing/Waverly) posted a 2-1 record. She had wins against Ashley Stockey of Wooster, 6-2, 7-6 (6); and Deene Ghazzi of Kalamazoo, 6-1, 6-1; before losing to Kat Sundstrom of Wittenberg, 7-5, 6-4. In addition, sophomore Celeste Gruber (South Haven) and freshman Kelsey Singer (Brooklyn/Columbia Central) saw action in singles and each lost twice.

Guerra and Mummaw had a 2-1 record in doubles play. After receiving a bye in the first round, they made quick work of Kelsey Jenkins and Elissa Lauber of Wooster, winning by an 8-1 score. In the second round, Guerra and Mummaw beat Smitha Gudipati and Rebecca Thomson of Kalamazoo, 8-2. They bowed out of the tournament with an 8-4 loss to Jane Hayden and Ariel Lewis of Oberlin.