HAVERFORD, PA – Grace Graham (Rockville Centre, NY/Sacred Heart Academy) notched a straight set win at No. 6 singles to clinch a 5-4 victory for Wilkes University over host Haverford College Saturday afternoon.
 
Wilkes, ranked 19^th regionally, moves to 11-1 overall on the season while Haverford, ranked 12^th regionally, drops to 3-3 on the year.
 
Haverford took a 2-1 lead after doubles play garnering wins at No.1 and 2 pairs before the Wilkes duo of Madison Salmon (Endicott, NY/Union Endicott) and Olivia Hewison (Port Crane, NY/Chenango Valley) scored an 8-0 win at No. 3.
 
Jordan Vasarkovy (Toms River, NJ/Toms River North) brought Wilkes to within one at 3-2 after a 6-1, 6-1 victory at No. 2 singles. Salmon then tied the match at 3-3 using a 6-1, 6-1 victory at No. 5 singles. Erin Volutza (Sinking Spring, PA/Lancaster Catholic) gave Wilkes its first lead of the afternoon up 4-3 when she took her No. 4 singles match at 1-6, 6-3, 6-2. After two Haverford wins at No. 3 and 1 singles respectively, Graham clinched the match for the Lady Colonels going 6-1, 6-4 at No. 6.
 
Wilkes continues its road stretch Thursday traveling to Swarthmore College for a non-league match at 4:00 p.m.
 
Wilkes University 5, Haverford 4
 
Singles competition:
1. Robyn Himelstein (HAVWTEN) def. K. Croker (WUWT) 6-4, 5-7, 6-2
2. J. Vasarkovy (WUWT) def. Abby Payson (HAVWTEN) 6-1, 6-1
3. Jia-Ling Tuan (HAVWTEN) def. T. Hoffmann (WUWT) 7-6 (7-5), 2-6, 7-5
4. E. Volutza (WUWT) def. Courtney Ahmed (HAVWTEN) 1-6, 6-3, 6-2
5. M. Salmon (WUWT) def. Caroline Steliotes (HAVWTEN) 6-1, 6-1
6. G. Graham (WUWT) def. Annika Ulrich (HAVWTEN) 6-1, 6-4
 
Doubles competition:
1. Robyn Himelstein/Abby Payson (HAVWTEN) def. K. Croker/J. Vasarkovy (WUWT) 8-6
2. Jia-Ling Tuan/Courtney Ahmed (HAVWTEN) def. E. Volutza/T. Hoffmann (WUWT) 8-3
3. M. Salmon/O. Hewison (WUWT) def. Caroline Steliotes/Annika Ulrich (HAVWTEN) 8-0