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Pioneer women's tennis team rolls up pair of shutouts

Grinnell 9, Monmouth 0
Grinnell 9, Knox 0


GALESBURG, Ill. – The Grinnell College women's tennis team was nothing short of dominant in a pair of 9-0 Midwest Conference victories Saturday.
 
In wins over Monmouth College and Knox College, the Pioneers stretched their winning streak to six matches while improving to 6-1 overall and a perfect 4-0 in league play.
 
Grinnell players won 192 games on the day while the opponents combined for just 21 victories.
 
Additionally, Amelia Cogan '19 won both her doubles matches to boost her career win total to 56, which ranks seventh all-time at Grinnell.
 
Four-time winners on the day besides Cogan were Milica Cvrkota '21, Ali Hickey '21, Abby Nielsen '21 and Anushka Joshi '18.
 
Singles winners, in order, against Monmouth were Cvrkota (6-3, 6-2), Cogan (6-1, 6-0), Hickey (6-0, 6-0), Nielsen (6-0, 6-0), Joshi (6-1, 6-0) and Lily Hamilton '19 (6-0, 6-0). Winning doubles matches were the teams of Cogan-Nielsen (8-0), Cvrkota-Hickey (8-2) and Joshi-Brenda Guan '20 (8-1).
 
Against Knox, singles winners were Cvrkota (6-0, 6-2), Cogan (6-2, 6-2), Hickey (6-0, 6-1), Nielsen (6-0, 6-0), Joshi (6-1, 6-0) and Hamilton (6-0, 6-1). Winning in doubles were Cogan-Cvrkota (8-2), Hickey-Nielsen (8-0) and Joshi-Hamilton (8-1).
 
The Pioneers play at Illinois College on Sunday.
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Brenda Guan

Brenda Guan

Sophomore
Lily Hamilton

Lily Hamilton

Junior
Anushka Joshi

Anushka Joshi

Senior
Ali Hickey

Ali Hickey

First-Year
Abby Nielsen

Abby Nielsen

First-Year
Milica Cvrkota

Milica Cvrkota

First-Year

Players Mentioned

Brenda Guan

Brenda Guan

Sophomore
Lily Hamilton

Lily Hamilton

Junior
Anushka Joshi

Anushka Joshi

Senior
Ali Hickey

Ali Hickey

First-Year
Abby Nielsen

Abby Nielsen

First-Year
Milica Cvrkota

Milica Cvrkota

First-Year