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- Updated: March 1, 2019
2019 GROSSMONT COLLEGE WOMEN’S TENNIS
By Nick Pellegrino
East County Sports staff writer
EL CAJON (3-1-2019) – The Grossmont College women’s tennis gained the inside track to capture another Pacific Coast Athletic Conference championship after topping powerful College of the Desert, 6-3, in Thursday’s (Feb. 28) dual match at Grossmont.
The Griffins (6-0 overall, 3-0 PCAC) are seeking their sixth consecutive conference crown under veteran head coach Megan Haber, owning a composite 61-4 record in PCAC play, including the decision against the Roadrunners, Grossmont’s chief conference rival.
The Griffins are led by sophomore
Although Desert easily won matches at both first-flight singles and doubles, the Griffins took six of the remaining seven match-ups to take the dual easily.
Similar results occurred against other Southland powers this season, including triumphs over Saddleback and Glendale.
Unlike line-ups in the past, Grossmont owns mostly domestic roster with only one international player
Against COD at No. 2 singles,
Grossmont High provided five current Griffins, including Alycia Franklin at No. 3 singles and Jillian Kan. Both sophomores won in straight sets.
SINGLES:
#1: Claudia Stepien (COD) def. Katrinna Jasso (GROS) 6-0, 6-0
#2: Madelein Liljekvist (GROS) def. Karla Munoz (COD) 3-6, 6-1, (10-6)
#3: Alycia Franklin (GROS) def. Annaya Zubick (COD) 6-2, 6-0
#4: Andrea Rapan (COD) def. Manuela Nelly Cordova (GROS) 6-4, 6-0
#5: Jillian Kan (GROS) def. Madison Burns (COD) 6-0, 6-2
#6: Lauren Macie Asbell (GROS) def. Vanessa Rodriguez (COD) 6-2, 6-1
DOUBLES:
#1: Stepien / Munoz (COD) def. Jasso / Franklin (GROS) 8-1
#2: Liljekvist / Nelly Cordova (GROS) def. Rapan / Zubick (COD) 8-3
#3: Kan / Linquist (GROS) def. Burns / Rodriguez (COD) 8-2