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Steve Finkernagel

Women's Tennis 3/4/2015 5:42:00 PM

Wilkes Women’s Tennis Soars Past Mount Union 7-2

Wilkes Women's Tennis Soars Past Mount Union 7-2

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC – The Wilkes Women's tennis team captured all three doubles flights and four of six singles matches on way to a 7-2 victory over Mount Union Wednesday morning.

Wilkes improves to 8-1 overall following the dual win.

Wilkes took a 3-0 lead after doubles play highlighted by a 9-7 win from Kendra Croker (Old Forge, PA/Scranton Prep) and Madison Salmon (Endicott, NY/Union Endicott) at No. 2.

IN singles play, Salmon, Taylor Hoffmann (Huntingdon Valley, PA/Lower Moreland), Olivia Hewison (Port Crane, NY/Chenango Valley) and Alanna Denauski (Robbinsville, NJ/Robbinsville) all recorded straight set wins to secure the match for the Lady Colonels.

Wilkes concludes its spring break trip tomorrow (Thursday) with a match against St. John Fisher College at 8:30 a.m.

Wilkes University 7, Mount Union 2

Singles competition:
1. MacKenzie Jenkins (MUWT) def. K. Croker (WUWT) 7-5, 6-3
2. Mandy Wise (MUWT) def. A. English (WUWT) 6-2, 6-3
3. M. Salmon (WUWT) def. Megan Reichert (MUWT) 7-6 (7-2), 6-3
4. T. Hoffmann (WUWT) def. Alix Stein (MUWT) 6-1, 6-4
5. O. Hewison (WUWT) def. Kayla Johnston (MUWT) 6-3, 6-2
6. A. Denauski (WUWT) def. Anna Nelson (MUWT) 6-3, 6-1

Doubles competition:
1. A. English/T. Hoffmann (WUWT) def. MacKenzie Jenkins/Megan Reichert (MUWT) 8-4
2. K. Croker/M. Salmon (WUWT) def. Mandy Wise/Alix Stein (MUWT) 9-7
3. O. Hewison/A. Denauski (WUWT) def. Kayla Johnston/Anna Nelson (MUWT) 8-1

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Players Mentioned

Kendra Croker: Sophomore

Alanna Denauski: Sophomore

Olivia Hewison: Junior

Taylor Hoffmann: Sophomore

Madison Salmon: Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Kendra Croker
: Sophomore

Alanna Denauski
: Sophomore

Olivia Hewison
: Junior

Taylor Hoffmann
: Sophomore

Madison Salmon
: Sophomore