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Pioneer women's tennis team splits matches

Grinnell 6, College of Saint Benedict 3
Luther 6, Grinnell 3


DECORAH, 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.
 
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).
 
Doubles wins came from the teams of Luk-Purcell (8-2) and Anhuskha Joshi '18-Julia Rumley '16 (8-5).
 
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.
 
Grinnell, 1-2 on the season, opens Midwest Conference action next Saturday at Knox College and Monmouth College.
 
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Players Mentioned

Shanaz Daneshdoost

Shanaz Daneshdoost

Sophomore
Shirlene Luk

Shirlene Luk

Senior
Virginia Purcell

Virginia Purcell

Sophomore
Julia Rumley

Julia Rumley

Junior
Briannah Wilson

Briannah Wilson

Sophomore
Hannah Cook

Hannah Cook

First-Year
Anushka Joshi

Anushka Joshi

First-Year

Players Mentioned

Shanaz Daneshdoost

Shanaz Daneshdoost

Sophomore
Shirlene Luk

Shirlene Luk

Senior
Virginia Purcell

Virginia Purcell

Sophomore
Julia Rumley

Julia Rumley

Junior
Briannah Wilson

Briannah Wilson

Sophomore
Hannah Cook

Hannah Cook

First-Year
Anushka Joshi

Anushka Joshi

First-Year