CMS Falls to #18 Gustavus 8-1

Sophomore Hannah Kornfeld (Ross, CA [pictured right]) won her team-leading 10th match of the season with a close 5-7, 6-3, (10-4) victory at #2 singles.  Kornfeld jumped to an early 5-2 lead in the first set, but her opponent battled back to take the set 7-5.  Kornfeld answered with a convincing 3-0 lead and eventual 6-3 win in the second set.  Kornfeld’s match was decided by a super tiebreaker, which she took 10-4.  Unfortunately, the Athenas lost the overall match 8-1.

Gustavus took an early 3-0 lead after sweeping doubles.  Kornfeld and Senior Jessica Fox (Castlerock, CO) teamed up at #1 doubles, but despite a solid net game, the pair fell 8-6.  In singles, Gustavus won in straight sets at #4, #5, and #6.  On the top three courts, each match split sets, forcing super tiebreakers since the match was already decided.  Fox fought hard to go up in the breaker 7-3 and 9-8 for a match point, but her opponent came back to pull out the tiebreaker 12-10 and take the match.  Senior Elisa La Cava (Woodinville, WA) battled back to a 6-3 second set win after dropping the first 2-6, but was bested in a super tiebreaker 10-3.

CMS is now 10-5 overall and faces tough SCIAC competition against Occidental College on Friday, April 3 at 2 PM and Redlands University on Saturday, April 4 at 9:30 AM, both matches away.