Baltimore, Md. – Stockton University competed in the two-day Goucher College Invitational over the weekend. Five Ospreys competed in singles play and two doubles pairings also played in the tournament.
Elena Nunez (Madrid, Spain/Rye (N.Y.)) was the top performer for Stockton as she won the Singles B flight with three straight victories. Nunez started with a 6-3, 6-0 win in the quarterfinals and then advanced with another 6-3, 6-0 triumph in the semifinals.
Nunez completed her run by rallying past her opponent from Gettysburg in the finals. She dropped the first set 6-3 but evened the match by winning the second set 6-1. Nunez then prevailed by a slight 11-9 margin in a super-tiebreaker to claim the top spot in the Singles B bracket.
Audrey van Schalkwyk (Haddon Hts./Paul VI) went 2-1 in the Singles D flight, starting with a 6-1, 6-0 rout in the quarterfinals. After dropping her semifinal match, van Schalkwyk posted a 6-0, 6-0 shutout in her consolation match.
Lily Muir (Robbinsville/Robbinsville) went 2-1 in the Singles A flight. Muir fell in the quarterfinals 4-6, 6-0, 10-2 in a super-tiebreaker but then won two consolation matches 6-0, 6-4 and 7-6 (7-4), 6-4.
Freshmen
Kierstyn Fenimore (Tabernacle/Seneca) and
Sophia Pasquale (Galloway/Holy Spirit) went 2-1 to finish as the runner-up duo in the Doubles A bracket. Fenimore and Pasquale won 6-4, 6-2 in the first round and 6-2, 6-3 in the second round before they were outlasted in round three 4-6, 6-4, 11-9 (super-tiebreaker).
Stockton will close its fall slate by hosting Baruch College next Sunday, October 17 at 2 p.m.
