February 15, 2013

Logger Women's Tennis Opens Season With 7-2 Win

FOREST GROVE, Ore. – The Puget Sound women's tennis team opened its season with a 7-2 win at Pacific on Friday. The Loggers (1-0, 1-0 NWC) took five singles matches and two doubles matches in the win.

In the doubles, Allison Embernate and Malia Ford started things off with a quick 8-0 win in the #3 doubles match for the Loggers. Synclaire Waldron and Lillian Do defeated the Loggers' Maddie Thiesse and Josie Dow 8-2 in the #1 match but Logan Thompson and Marissa Friedman gave the Loggers the advantage with an 8-4 win in the #2 double match.

Thompson made quick work in her single match with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Amber Craviotto in the #3 singles match and Friedman won 6-1, 6-2 over Danielle Wicks in the #4 match. Jenna Gersen won in straight sets in the #2 match as did Dow in the #5 match.

Thiesse won the #1 singles match 6-3 (4-7), 6-2 over Waldron. Becky Scheller took Pacific's lone singles point at #6 with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Malia Ford.

The Loggers head over to George Fox tomorrow for another NWC match.



Jenna Gerdsen
Kamuela, Hawaii
Parker School

In just her sophomore season, Jenna Gerdsen already plays a big role on the women’s tennis team. She almost immediately worked her way into the lineup at No. 3 singles and can see herself rapidly improving. “Being a student-athlete has made my time at Puget Sound memorable and special. My game has improved immensely and I have made a handful of meaningful friends.”