Gophers Pick Up 6-3 Win at Kean

Team Stats

Goucher

Kean University

Score

Doubles

Ceri McCaffrey / Gigi Bellisario def. Jan Bayanin / Samantha Luu 8-1
Jada Mack / Sneha Patil def. Shelby Meek / Eliza Abady 8-6
Alex DiGiovanni / Sara Healy def. Jessica Kobilas / Bianca Ortega 8-0

Singles

Ceri McCaffrey def. Jan Bayanin 6-0 , 6-1
Samantha Luu def. Gigi Bellisario 3-6 , 6-3 , 11-9
Jada Mack def. Shelby Meek 6-4 , 6-1
Eliza Abady def. Sneha Patil 6-3 , 6-1
Alex DiGiovanni def. Bianca Ortega 6-4 , 6-0
Sara Healy def. Meghan Hochstuhl 6-2 , 6-0

October 2, 2021

UNION, N.J. - The Goucher College women's tennis team picked up its first win of the season Saturday, downing Kean (1-3) 6-3 at the Alumni Stadium Tennis Courts.

The Gophers (1-3) took a 2-1 lead after doubles. Ceri McCaffrey (Ardsley, N.Y. / Ardsley) and Gigi Bellisario (Elmer, N.J. / Woodstown) posted an 8-1 win at No. 1 doubles, while Alex DiGiovanni (York, Pa. / Dover) and Sara Healy (Waterford, Va. / Woodgrove) were 8-0 victors at No. 3. Shelby Meek (Halethorpe, Md. / Catonsville) and Eliza Abady (Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. / The Masters School) dropped a tight 8-6 decision at No. 2.

Goucher won each of the first three singles matches that finished to clinch the victory. Abady trailed 3-0 in the first set at No. 4 before rallying to record a 6-3, 6-1 win. McCaffrey earned the fourth Gopher point with a 6-1, 6-0 win at first singles, with Healy clinching the match at No. 6 with a 6-2, 6-0 win.

DiGiovanni had the other Goucher point in singles, registering a 6-4, 6-0 win at No. 5.

Bellisario forced a tiebreaker at No. 2 before falling 6-3, 3-6, 11-9.

Goucher closes out its fall season next Saturday and Sunday as it hosts the Goucher Invitational at the Evelyn Dyke Schroedl '62 Tennis Center.