WASHINGTON, Pa. -- The Washington & Jefferson College women's tennis team shut out Thiel College by a 9-0 score in a Presidents' Athletic Conference match on Wednesday afternoon at the Janet Swanson Tennis Center. 

The win improves W&J to 3-2 in conference play. Thiel drops to 1-5 in league matches. 

W&J battled through competitive doubles matches at each flight. The tandem of Maya Krishnasamy (Ventura, Calif./Ventura) and Libby Conlon (Renfrew, Pa./Knoch) earned a hard fought 8-7 (7-4) victory at first doubles. Bella Goldman (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper Saint Clair) and Lisha Chadda (Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills Eastern) won by an 8-6 margin at second doubles. The duo of Victoria Wilson (Butler, Pa./North Catholic) and Jaelyn Kennedy (Pottstown, Pa./Pottsgrove) edged their opponents by an 8-6 score at third doubles. 

Krishnasamy and Goldman rolled in singles play at the No. 1 and No. 2 spots, respectively. Wilson won 6-2, 6-0 at the No. 3 spot while Kennedy picked up a 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 4. Conlon won by scores of 6-1 and 6-0 at the No. 5 spot. Chadda scored the victory at No. 6 by a 6-1 and 6-2 score. 

W&J travels to Grove City on Wednesday, April 14. Start time is set for 3:30 p.m. 

Washington and Jefferson 9, Thiel 0

Singles competition

1. Maya Krishnasamy (WJC) def. Natalie Zgurich (THI) 6-1, 6-0

2. Bella Goldman (WJC) def. Allyson Stanley (THI) 6-0, 6-0

3. Victoria Wilson (WJC) def. Sarah Haritos (THI) 6-2, 6-0

4. Jaelyn Kennedy (WJC) def. P. Blankenbeckley (THI) 6-3, 6-2

5. Libby Conlon (WJC) def. Madeline Depalma (THI) 6-1, 6-0

6. Lisha Chadda (WJC) def. Reagan Hayne (THI) 6-1, 6-2

Doubles competition

1. Maya Krishnasamy/Libby Conlon (WJC) def. Natalie Zgurich/Sarah Haritos (THI) 8-7 (7-4)

2. Bella Goldman/Lisha Chadda (WJC) def. Allyson Stanley/P. Blankenbeckley (THI) 8-6

3. Victoria Wilson/Jaelyn Kennedy (WJC) def. Madeline Depalma/Reagan Hayne (THI) 8-6