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WHITEWATER, Wis. – Grinnell College's women will venture to Wangerin Courts on Friday to face off against Luther College in the opening round of the NCAA Division III Tennis Tournament.
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Friday's match will take place at 11 a.m., with the winner taking on Kenyon College at 11 a.m. Saturday.
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Grinnell brings a 6-0 mark into the match and has been led in singles play by
Ioanna Giannakou '24 (4-0 record),
Sabrina Tang '23 (5-0),
Irene Agusti '24 (5-0),
Mira Manchanda '24 (5-0),
Ali Hickey (3-0),
Sophia de los Reyes '23 (4-0) and
Emma Gaydos '22 (3-0). Top doubles units include the duos of Giannakou-Tang (6-0), de los Reyes-Hickey (4-0) and Agusti-Manchanda (3-1).
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Luther, which went a perfect 8-0 in the American Rivers Conference, is 12-4 overall. The Norse topped Wartburg College 5-0 in the league tourney title match to advance to nationals.
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Leading Luther in singles have been Devon Bourget (10-5), Shelby Cook (11-5), Sofia Sackett (8-4), Natalia Smith (9-5), Kylie Dunning (7-8) and Stephanie Almquist (7-1). Top doubles teams are Bourget-Cook (12-2), Sackett-Smith (4-3) and Almquist-Anna Spencer (5-2).
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