MISENHEIMER, N.C. — The Pfeiffer women's tennis team turned in a strong showing at the Knapp Family Invitational, highlighted by a collection of singles and doubles victories against competitors from Livingstone, Meredith and Winston-Salem State on Oct. 30-31.
For the Falcons,
Claire Germain posted two singles victories during the tournament weekend. She rallied past Esther Olmedo Ruiz of Livingstone 6-2, 1-6, 10-5 in a match tiebreak before adding a straight-set 6-2, 6-2 win over Iyana Nickens of Winston-Salem State.
Haley Ingenito earned a convincing 6-0, 6-0 victory over Catherine Reilly of Meredith, while
Cayden Persichetti defeated Aliyah Langevine of Livingstone 6-1, 6-0 and later added a 6-0, 6-1 win over Addison Gibbs of Meredith.
Addison Furr was also unbeaten in singles play, recording two straight-set victories over Gracie Eure and Ruby Holguin of Meredith.
Anna Smith defeated Malak Soukri 6-3, 6-0, while
Laney Moore earned a 6-2, 6-3 triumph against Gracie Eure.
In doubles competition, the pairing of
Claire Germain and
Gracie Spangler collected a 6-3 victory over Addison Gibbs and Emma Smith of Meredith. The duo of
Addison Furr and
Anna Smith added wins over teams from both Winston-Salem State and Meredith, while
Laney Moore and
Cayden Persichetti secured a 6-3 doubles win against Catherine Reilly and Malak Soukri.
Additional singles victories for the Falcons came from
Lana Milkovic, who defeated Im Aida Garba of Livingstone 6-4, 6-2, and
Aubrie Gatz, who earned a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Iyana Barber of Winston-Salem State