The Shippensburg University women's tennis team began the "non-championship" portion of its 2026-27 season Saturday with a 4-2 setback at California (Pa.) in a non-league match with the Vulcans at Roadman Park.
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Shippensburg (0-1) began the day with a hotly contested doubles point.
Taylor Maguire and
Rachel Gallagher won No. 3 doubles, 6-2, while the California (1-0) tandem of Izabelle Heacox and Marion Sendra Lara took No. 2 doubles, 6-1.
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At No. 1 doubles,
Renee Kinard and
Samhitha Koganti fell behind 5-0 but rallied with five consecutive points to tie their match at 5-5. Ultimately, Fernanda Martinez and Sarai Salinas took the match, 7-5, to give the Vulcans the doubles point and a 1-0 lead.
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Ava Kalist won her match at No. 5 singles, 6-2, 6-0, while Maguire nabbed a second victory on the day by taking No. 6 singles, 6-3, 6-2.
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Kinard battled Martinez to a third set at No. 1 singles; she was trailing 5-0 in the frame when weather resulted in the match being unfinished. She won the first set, 6-1, but dropped the second set, 2-6.
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Koganti won five games at No. 2 singles;
Brinley Orris won six games (including four in the first set) at No. 3 singles, and Gallagher won three games in the second set of her match at No. 4 singles.
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SU is back in action at 3:30 p.m. Friday when it hosts Messiah at Robb Sports Complex.
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