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SAINT PETER, Minn. \u2013 The No. 19 nationally ranked Gustavus Adolphus College women’s tennis team competed in three conference matches on Saturday, taking on the Hamline University Pipers, the College of St. Scholastica Saints, and the College of Saint Benedict Bennies. The Gusties swept the day with 7-0 wins over all three opponents, remaining undefeated in the MIAC at 4-0 and improving to 16-5 overall.
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\nMatch One: Hamline
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\nMolly Austin<\/a> and Lanie Davis<\/a> swept the #2 doubles match 6-0 to give Gustavus an early edge in doubles over the Pipers. Karina Elvestrom<\/a> and Kaya De Bruijn<\/a> followed with a 6-2 victory in #1 doubles to secure the team point for the Gusties. Ella De Young<\/a> and Pavla Yakimova<\/a> closed doubles with a 6-2 win in the #3 match.
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\nElvestrom opened singles with a 6-1, 6-0 win at the #1 match as the Gusties went up 2-0. Austin followed with a 6-1, 6-0 win of her own at #3 singles to put Gustavus up 3-0. Davis secured the team win for the Gusties with\u00a0 a 6-1, 6-2 victory at #5 singles for the fourth team point.
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\nDe Bruijn took #2 singles 6-3, 6-0. Yakimova nearly swept #6 singles 6-0, 6-1. De Young completed the 7-0 team sweep for Gustavus with a 6-2, 6-0 win at #4 singles.
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\nMatch Two: St. Scholastica
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\nMaya Brakhage<\/a> and Bethany Smith<\/a> earned the first win of the match against the Saints, sweeping #3 doubles 6-0. De Young and Allison Szalay<\/a> followed with a 6-0 sweep of #2 doubles to clinch the team point. Elvestrom and De Bruijn completed the doubles sweep with a 6-0 win at #1.
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\nBrakhage swept #5 singles 6-0, 6-0 for the second Gustie team point. Elvestrom then finished a 6-0, 6-0 sweep of #1 singles to put Gustavus up 3-0. Smith cemented the win for the Gusties with a 6-0, 6-1 win at #6 singles for the fourth team point.
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\nDe Bruijn nearly swept #2 singles 6-1, 6-0. De Young earned a 6-1, 6-2 victory at #3 singles. Szalay closed out the 7-0 match sweep for Gustavus with a 6-3, 6-0 win at #4 singles.
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\nMatch Three: Saint Benedict
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\nAustin and Davis won #1 doubles 6-4. Yakimova and Jemima Vitou<\/a> took #2 doubles 6-4 as well.\u00a0 Madison Packer<\/a> and Rika Cross<\/a> earned a 6-2 victory at #3 doubles.
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\nAustin won her #1 singles match 6-3, 6-1. Davis nearly swept #2 singles 6-1, 6-0. Yakimova earned a hard-fought 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-3) comeback victory at #3 singles. Cross cruised to a 6-1, 6-0 win at #4 singles. Packer won 6-3, 6-1 at #5 singles. Vitou took the #6 singles match 6-1, 6-2 as the Gusties completed their undefeated day.
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\nUp Next
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\nGustavus will head to Winona on Sunday afternoon to take on the Saint Mary’s University Cardinals at 1:30 p.m.
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