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2023 WTEN Senior Day

Women's Tennis

Lancers win on Senior Day

WINONA LAKE, Ind. - Grace's women's tennis team wrapped up the fall season with a 6-1 win over St. Mary's on Wednesday afternoon. The fall finale marked Senior Day with Kiersten Martin and Anna Graves being honored before the match. 

Grace (8-4) led off the match with a doubles sweep to get on the board first. Jimena Ramirez and Alejandra Sandoval combined to go 6-1 over their opponents at No. 1 doubles. The clincher came from Molli Runestad and Martin at No. 3 doubles with the duo also winning 6-1. Graves and Lydia Ruegsegger picked up the sweep with a 6-4 showing.

Three singles points were decided in straight sets, while three others needed a third-set tiebreaker to determine a winner. 

Wins at No. 1 and No. 2 in the lineup put the Lancers one point away from victory. Ramirez dropped just two games in her 6-2, 6-0 rout, and Sandoval won in similar fashion 6-1, 6-2.

Runestad provided the point to seal the victory from the No. 4 spot. She also won in straight sets, with hers by the score of 6-1, 6-1.

The final three points needed a tiebreaker to settle the point. Grace came out on top in two of the three to close the match 6-1.

Ruegsegger dropped a heartbreaker 10-8 in the superset tiebreaker. She split the first two sets 6-1.

Martin and Lydia Miller capped off the day with a pair of superset wins to finish the day. The first came from Miller. She battled back from being a set down to even the match and eventually earned a hard-fought 10-3 tiebreaker.

Martin added the final point with a 10-4 tiebreaking victory of her own. She jumped ahead early with a 6-3 triumph in the opening set, but fell 6-3 to level the score. She was able to regroup and close out the day 10-4 in the superset.

The Lancers will take a break from the courts over the winter and return to action with matches in the spring.

DOUBLES 

Ramirez/Sandoval vs. Campbell/Kealy, 6-1
Graves/Ruegsegger def. Dechens/Gardner, 6-4
Runestad/Martin def. Gerner/Clearwater, 6-1

SINGLES

Jimena Ramirez def. Campbell, 6-2, 6-0 
Anna Graves def. Kealy, 6-1, 6-2
Dechens def. Lydia Ruegsegger, 1-6, 6-1, 10-8
Molli Runestad def. Gardner, 6-1, 6-1
Kiersten Martin def. Gerner, 6-2, 3-6, 10-4
Lydia Miller def. Clearwater, 3-6, 6-4, 10-3

 
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Players Mentioned

Anna Graves

Anna Graves

Senior
Kiersten Martin

Kiersten Martin

Graduate Student
Jimena Ramirez

Jimena Ramirez

Junior
Lydia Ruegsegger

Lydia Ruegsegger

Junior
Alejandra Sandoval

Alejandra Sandoval

Junior
Lydia Miller

Lydia Miller

Freshman
Molli Runestad

Molli Runestad

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Anna Graves

Anna Graves

Senior
Kiersten Martin

Kiersten Martin

Graduate Student
Jimena Ramirez

Jimena Ramirez

Junior
Lydia Ruegsegger

Lydia Ruegsegger

Junior
Alejandra Sandoval

Alejandra Sandoval

Junior
Lydia Miller

Lydia Miller

Freshman
Molli Runestad

Molli Runestad

Freshman
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