MINNEAPOLIS – The Carleton College women's tennis team improved to 10-4 on the season and 6-0 in MIAC action with a 7-0 triumph over Macalester College.
Giana Marks,
Ryann Witter,
Algara Dineva, and
Varinn Sood each won their singles and doubles matches.
Dineva and Sood got Carleton off on the right foot with a quick 6-1 victory at No. 3 doubles. Marks and Witter followed with a 6-4 result atop the lineup to claim the doubles team point for the Knights, with
Kiley Pickens and
Gabriela Cilella contributing a 7-5 win at the second spot to complete the sweep.
Kat Smiricinschi was first to win in singles, collecting a 6-0, 6-0 victory at the sixth slot to remain undefeated in solo play this campaign. Sood followed with a 6-0, 6-1 triumph at No. 5 singles, and Dineva notched her team-high 12th win of the season when she added a 6-0, 6-4 win at the fourth spot in the lineup.
Peggy Fu improved to 11-3 with her 6-4, 6-2 result at No. 3 singles, while Witter tallied a 6-2, 6-1 victory at No. 2 singles. Marks completed the singles sweep for Carleton with her 6-1, 6-3 triumph at the top spot in the Knights' lineup.
The loss drops Macalester to 5-5 on the season and 0-2 in conference play.
Up Next for the Knights
Carleton hosts cross-town rival St. Olaf College on Wednesday, April 8. First serve is slated for 4:00 p.m.
