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Sunday, October 18, 2009
Grinnell College's Tatyana Sukharnikova '12 (left) won her second Midwest Conference singles championship in as many years, while teammate Constanza Alarcon '13 (right) also claimed top honors during competition Sunday in Madison, Wis.
Alarcon was the champ in the No. 3 division, giving her two titles for the tournament as she also was on the No. 2 doubles championship team. Sukharnikova won at the No. 4 singles spot after claiming top honors at...
Saturday, October 17, 2009
The Grinnell College women's tennis team dominated doubles competition at that portion of the 2009 Midwest Conference Championships Saturday at Madison, Wis.
Constanza Alarcon '13 (middle right) and Catherine Fitch '13 (far right) claimed the No. 2 doubles title for the Pioneers, while Jill Akiyama '10 (middle left) and Kelsey Picken '10 (far left) were champs in the No. 3 division. Akiyama and Picken were second at No. 3 a year ago. The title...
Friday, October 16, 2009
The Grinnell College women's tennis team placed third at the Midwest Conference Team Championships Friday at Rockford, Ill.
In consolation play, the Pioneers knocked off Lake Forest College 5-2. Grinnell won two doubles matches with the teams of Constanza Alarcon '13-Catherine Fitch '13 (won 8-1) and Jill Akiyama '13-Kelsey Picken '13 (8-4). Finishing off the win were singles victors Akiyama (8-4), Alarcon (8-2) and Elizabeth Spears '12 (8-2)....
Friday, October 16, 2009
The Grinnell College women's tennis team finished its 2009 regular-season campaign on a solid note Wednesday, posting a 5-4 victory at Central College.
Grinnell trailed 2-1 after doubles play, with the victory coming from Jill Akiyama' 10 and Kelsey Picken '10. They won 8-3 at the No. 3 slot.
But the Pioneers roared back in singles with four wins, those coming from Akiyama at No. 2, Constanza Alarcon '13 at No. 3, Tatyana Sukharnikova '12 at No...
Sunday, October 04, 2009
Grinnell College's women's tennis team worked past a pair of opponents Sunday in Beloit, Wis., topping St. Norbert College 5-4 and then beating Beloit College 6-3.
Constanza Alarcon '13 (pictured) returned to Grinnell's lineup after being injured and went on to post a perfect 4-0 mark on the day. Other singles winners for Grinnell against St. Norbert were Tatyana Sukharnikova '12, Kelsey Picken '10 and Elizabeth Spears '11. All four swept their...