WASHINGTON, Pa. – The Washington & Jefferson College women's tennis team earned a 6-1 win over the Seton Hill Griffins of NCAA Division II.
 
W&J got off to a strong start, sweeping all three doubles matches to gain a 1-0 advantage. Sophomore Maya Hamade (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair) and freshman Keira Ross (Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park) took the No. 2 doubles set 6-1. At No. 3 doubles, sophomore Austyn Paugh (Jane Lew, W.Va./Notre Dame) and junior captain Mackenzie Gumto (Renfrew, Pa./Knoch) secured a 6-3 victory. Rounding out the sweep, senior captain Claire Loomis (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair) and sophomore Keiran Moorhead (Canonsburg, Pa./Peters Township) battled to a 6-4 win at No. 1 doubles.
 
The Presidents took this momentum into singles play and successfully won all six opening sets. Ross picked up a straightforward 6-0, 6-0 victory at No. 5 singles. Sophomore Bella Graham (Altoona, Pa./Altoona Area) picked up another W&J point with a 6-2, 6-0 win at the No. 4 position. At the No. 6 spot, Paugh battled to a 6-4, 6-4 straight sets victory.
 
Loomis battled for over two hours in three very close sets, but ultimately fell just short with a 6-4, 3-6, 0-1 (8-10) in a final set tiebreaker at the No. 2 position. Picking up the extra points for the Red & Black was Moorhead and Hamade. Moorhead picked up a 6-3, 6-2 victory at No. 1 singles and Hamade came through in a third-set tie break, 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (10-7).
 
W&J returns to the Janet Swanson Tennis Center on Wednesday (Sept. 16) when they host the Grove City Wolverines at 5:00 p.m.