Grinnell 6, College of Saint Benedict 3
Luther 6, Grinnell 3DECORAH, Iowa – The Grinnell College women's tennis team split matches Saturday, knocking off the College of Saint Benedict 6-3 and falling to Luther College 6-3.
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Singles winners against the College of Saint Benedict were
Shirlene Luk '15 (6-3, 6-4),
Virginia Purcell '17 (2-6, 6-3, 10-1),
Hannah Cook '18 (6-3, 6-3) and
Shanaz Daneshdoost '17 (6-1, 5-7, 10-5).
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Doubles wins came from the teams of Luk-Purcell (8-2) and Anhuskha Joshi '18-
Julia Rumley '16 (8-5).
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All three of Grinnell's wins against Luther came in singles. Luk won 6-0, 2-0 at No. 1, Cook posted a 6-2, 6-0 victory at No. 3 and Rumley earned a 2-6, 6-2, 10-6 victory at No. 6.
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Grinnell, 1-2 on the season, opens Midwest Conference action next Saturday at Knox College and Monmouth College.
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