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#12 Kenyon tops #24 Denison in Gambier


GAMBIER, Ohio -- No. 24 Denison women's tennis dropped an 8-1 decision on Wednesday to No. 12 Kenyon College at the VandenBerg Courts in Gambier.
  • In doubles play, the Ladies jumped out to an early 2-1 lead after Ilana Blackwood and Victoria Vasquez took down Sydney Cianciola and Sarah Robertson, 8-3 in No. 2 singles. The seventh-ranked duo of Daria Beshentseva and Erika Oku defeated the Big Red's 19th-ranked pair of Alex Cash and Hannah Cianciola in the top-flight decided by a tiebreak, 8-7 (7-5). 
  • The Big Red picked up their lone win of the match when Devin Gramley and Monique Brual defeated Kayla Pukys and Erika Pontillo, 8-7 (7-5). 
  • In singles action, Oku, ranked 23rd nationally, took down Sydney Cianciola in straight sets, 6-3, 6-0. Beshentseva, ranked 48th nationally, defeated Cash, 6-1, 6-3. Continuing the Ladies' dominant play was Pukys, who defeated Hannah Cianciola, 2-6, 6-2, 6-2. 
  • Blackwood took down Brual, 4-6, 6-0, 6-1. Eleni Dakos defeated Gramley, 6-1, 7-6 (7-5). Robertson caused trouble for Vasquez, but DU's efforts came just short in two sets with two tiebreaks, 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-1). The loss sent Denison to 3-3 on the season and 2-2 in conference play as Kenyon moved to 2-0 on the season.
Denison will return to action on Saturday, April 17 when they face Allegheny College in a doubleheader starting at 10 a.m. in Granville.
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Players Mentioned

Hannah Cianciola

Hannah Cianciola

Senior
Monique Brual

Monique Brual

Sophomore
Sydney Cianciola

Sydney Cianciola

Sophomore
Sarah Robertson

Sarah Robertson

Sophomore
Alex Cash

Alex Cash

Senior
Devin Gramley

Devin Gramley

Senior

Players Mentioned

Hannah Cianciola

Hannah Cianciola

Senior
Monique Brual

Monique Brual

Sophomore
Sydney Cianciola

Sydney Cianciola

Sophomore
Sarah Robertson

Sarah Robertson

Sophomore
Alex Cash

Alex Cash

Senior
Devin Gramley

Devin Gramley

Senior
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