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Autumn Atkinson
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Women's Tennis

Women's Tennis Wins Back-to-Back Weekend Matches

Match 1 | Match 2

BRONXVILLE, N.Y.—Rounding out a 3-0 weekend for the Gryphons, Sarah Lawrence College defeated a pair of non-conference opponents by a combined score of 17-1 this weekend. SLC beat former HVIAC rival St. Joseph's College Brooklyn, 8-1, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Saturday and then swept Bard College, 9-0, at home on Andrews Courts on Sunday.

After defeating Skyline foe Mount Saint Mary College, 6-3, on Friday Sarah Lawrence (5-4) had little trouble taking care of St. Joseph's Brooklyn (0-2) on Saturday. In doubles play, rookie Sofia Reh (Villanova, Pa./Radnor) and sophomore Sarah Pyatt (Taos, N.M./Taos) put the first team point on the scoreboard with an 8-1 win at No. 2 doubles.

At No. 3 doubles, Moni Spancheska (Skopje, Macedonia/NOVA International) and Arianna Cooper (Beltsville, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt) dismissed their Lady Bears opponents, 8-2.

In the No. 1 doubles match, SLC's winningest duo, sophomores Autumn Atkinson (Manasquan, N.J./George School) and Juliet Slade (St. Paul, Minn./Central) were in danger of losing only the third match of their partnership. The Lady Bears led, 7-6, and were serving for the match, but the Gryphons fought off three match points and went on to win, 9-7.

Leading 3-0 after doubles, Spancheska and Slade quickly polished off their singles matches to clinch the team victory. While Cooper stumbled a bit, the top Gryphons of Atkinson, Reh and Pyatt handily won the top three singles spots to round out the 8-1 win.

On Sunday, the Gryphons shutout Bard (0-3), avenging a 7-2 loss in 2013.

Atkinson and Slade ran the table in an 8-0 win at No. 1 doubles, while Reh and Pyatt duplicated the feat in their 8-0 shutout at No. 2 doubles.

In singles play, Atkinson came away with a 10-0 win in the top slot, while Pyatt also took every game of her 10-0 victory at No. 3 singles.

Reh and Slade cruised to victory in the No. 2 and No. 4 matches, each winning her first five games en route to a 10-2 win.

The Gryphons have won four of their last five matches. SLC's three-match winning streak is the team's longest since 2012.

After playing 6 matches in 9 days, Sarah Lawrence gets a short break before the Gryphons return to action on Wednesday when they host York College (N.Y.) at Andrews Courts at 6 p.m.
 

Players Mentioned

Autumn Atkinson

Autumn Atkinson

5' 4"
Junior
Sarah Pyatt

Sarah Pyatt

5' 9"
Sophomore
Juliet Slade

Juliet Slade

5' 6"
Sophomore
Moni Spancheska

Moni Spancheska

5' 3"
Sophomore
Sofia Reh

Sofia Reh

5' 7"
First-year
Arianna Cooper

Arianna Cooper

5' 8"
First-year

Players Mentioned

Autumn Atkinson

Autumn Atkinson

5' 4"
Junior
Sarah Pyatt

Sarah Pyatt

5' 9"
Sophomore
Juliet Slade

Juliet Slade

5' 6"
Sophomore
Moni Spancheska

Moni Spancheska

5' 3"
Sophomore
Sofia Reh

Sofia Reh

5' 7"
First-year
Arianna Cooper

Arianna Cooper

5' 8"
First-year