Gianna Vassalluzzo

Women's Tennis

Win over Wildcats Secures Griffins #5 Spot In CACC Women’s Tennis Championship Tournament

Gianna Vassalluzzo
Box Score New Castle, Del. - (10/12/2019) – The 2019 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) came to a close today for Chestnut Hill College, who ensured themselves the #5 seed in the upcoming CACC Women's Tennis Championship Tournament with a 5-1 victory at Wilmington University. The Griffins used back-to-back 6-3 wins at number two and number one doubles to win the team point. In singles, consecutive scores from senior Nicole Yang (Blue Bell, Pa.) (6-0, 6-0 @ #5), sophomore Gianna Vassalluzzo (Newtown, Pa.) (6-2, 6-2 @ #4), and freshman Carlota Garcia Arguelles (Madrid, Spain) (6-3, 6-3 @ #3) secured the win for the Scarlet and Gold.
 
Both sides were short-handed in the affair, leaving number three doubles and number six singles empty. Chestnut Hill College (6-6, 5-4) won the doubles point off Wilmington University (3-8, 3-6) with a 6-3 number two doubles win from Vassalluzzo and Garcia Arguelles and a 6-3 number one doubles win from seniors, Barbara Broville (Toulouse, France) and Mia Covic (Novi Sad, Serbia). The Griffins extended their 1-0 lead to a match-clinching 4-0 with consecutive singles wins from Yang, Vassalluzzo, and Garcia Arguelles. Afterwards, the Wildcats broke the shutout with a 6-2, 6-2, win at number one singles (4-1) and Broville triumphed in the second singles flight, 7-5, 6-3; 5-1.
 
As the #5 seed in the upcoming CACC Women's Tennis Championship Tournament, Chestnut Hill College will travel to #4 Jefferson on Tuesday, October 22, for a 2:00 p.m. quarterfinal match.
 
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Players Mentioned

Barbara Broville

Barbara Broville

5' 6"
Junior
Mia Covic

Mia Covic

5' 7"
Junior
Nicole Yang

Nicole Yang

5' 3"
Junior
Gianna Vassalluzzo

Gianna Vassalluzzo

5' 9"
Freshman
Carlota Garcia Arguelles

Carlota Garcia Arguelles

5' 9"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Barbara Broville

Barbara Broville

5' 6"
Junior
Mia Covic

Mia Covic

5' 7"
Junior
Nicole Yang

Nicole Yang

5' 3"
Junior
Gianna Vassalluzzo

Gianna Vassalluzzo

5' 9"
Freshman
Carlota Garcia Arguelles

Carlota Garcia Arguelles

5' 9"
Freshman