WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – With the score 3-2 in the second set tiebreaker, freshman Rei Saar (Montoursville, Pa./Montoursville) gutted out a nearly three-minute long rally, helping her take control before back-to-back winners in the superset tiebreaker sent her to her fourth straight singles win to highlight the afternoon for the Lycoming College women's tennis team, which fell to Grove City, 8-1, at Brandon Park on Tuesday, Sept. 28.
 
After Lillian Jeynes won the first set at No. 5 singles, Saar fought back from a 5-4 deficit in the second set to force the tiebreaker, where her three-minute rally led to a winner on the next point, helping her to take a 5-2 lead en route to the 7-3 win. In the superset tiebreaker, Saar broke open a close set with back-to-back forehand winners to take a 9-6 lead before winning the match two points later. She improved to 7-1 on the season.
 
Senior Madison Heller (Cogan Station, Pa./Williamsport Area) also went to a tiebreaker in her first set, but Logan Fuss was able to post a 7-4 (4), 6-3 win.
 
The Warriors fell to 1-2 overall and Grove City improved to 5-2.
 
The Warriors get back on the court on Tuesday, Oct. 5, when they head to Juniata College for a 4 p.m. non-conference match.
 
Tennis Match Results
Grove City vs Lycoming
9/28/2021 at Williamsport, Pa.
(Brandon Park)
 
Grove City 8, Lycoming 1
 
Singles competition
1. Lexi Chappel (GRO) def. Hannah Seebold (LYCOW) 6-0, 6-3
2. Logan Fuss (GRO) def. Madison Heller (LYCOW) 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
3. Emily Ivory (GRO) def. Emily Wolfgang (LYCOW) 6-1, 6-2
4. Janel McCray (GRO) def. Haley Seebold (LYCOW) 6-0, 6-1
5. Rei Saar (LYCOW) def. Lillian Jeynes (GRO) 4-6, 7-6 (7-3), 10-7
6. Sydney Adams (GRO) def. Addison Angstadt (LYCOW) 6-0, 6-1
 
Doubles competition
1. Logan Fuss/Alyssa Good (GRO) def. Hannah Seebold/Madison Heller (LYCOW) 8-1
2. Lillian Jeynes/Emily Ivory (GRO) def. Haley Seebold/Emily Wolfgang (LYCOW) 8-0
3. Abigail Krieger/Lexi Chappel (GRO) def. Emily Engelhardt/Rei Saar (LYCOW) 8-0
 
Match Notes:
Grove City 5-2
Lycoming 1-2
T-3:00  A-62