Goshen sweeps Taylor in tennis doubleheader as women snap long streak, men continue series control
| DoublesResults | SinglesResults | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOS | Doubles 1: Maria Clara Fonte / Blanka Bodo def. Maddy Fuqua / Anna Stone 6-2, Doubles 2: Sara Nino / Vishmi Serasinghe def. Ellie Schaufelberger / Delaney Dahl 6-2, Doubles 3: Marin Kawano / Uliana Dotsenko def. Evy Danemayer / Gracie Frazier 6-0 | No.1 Uliana Dotsenko def. Maddy Fuqua 6-3, 6-2, No.2 Blanka Bodo def. Jillian Darby (score data incomplete in source), No.3 Maria Clara Fonte def. Ellie Schaufelberger 6-1, 6-0, No.4 Vishmi Serasinghe def. Evy Danemayer 6-0, 6-1, No.5 Marin Kawano def. Anna Stone 6-2, 6-1, No.6 Sara Nino def. Delaney Dahl 6-0, 6-0 | 7 |
| TAY | Doubles 1: Maddy Fuqua / Anna Stone lost 2-6, Doubles 2: Ellie Schaufelberger / Delaney Dahl lost 2-6, Doubles 3: Evy Danemayer / Gracie Frazier lost 0-6 | No.1 Maddy Fuqua lost 3-6, 2-6, No.2 Jillian Darby (see source) lost, No.3 Ellie Schaufelberger lost 1-6, 0-6, No.4 Evy Danemayer lost 0-6, 1-6, No.5 Anna Stone lost 2-6, 1-6, No.6 Delaney Dahl lost 0-6, 0-6 | 0 |
| DoublesResults | SinglesResults | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOS | Doubles 1: Garrett Stoltzfus / Iago Ciucio def. Graham Beukelman / Tyler Lane 6-1, Doubles 2: Mahmut Emre Gurmeric / Timo Novak def. Joseph Harper / Matthew Williams 6-3, Doubles 3: Filippo Gallo / Paulo Santiago def. Ian Helfert / Andrew Roth 6-4 | No.1 Iago Ciucio vs Tyler Lane (Lane took the No.1 singles point for Taylor in a multi-set tiebreak), No.2 Timo Novak def. Joseph Harper 6-1, 6-1, No.3 Garrett Stoltzfus def. Graham Beukelman 6-1, 6-0, No.4 Filippo Gallo def. Ian Helfert 6-0, 6-3, No.5 Mahmut Emre Gurmeric def. Josh Dawson 6-1, 6-0, No.6 Paulo Santiago def. Josh Clegg 6-0, 6-1 | 6 |
| TAY | Doubles 1: Graham Beukelman / Tyler Lane lost 1-6, Doubles 2: Joseph Harper / Matthew Williams lost 3-6, Doubles 3: Ian Helfert / Andrew Roth lost 4-6 | No.1 Tyler Lane def. Iago Ciucio (multi-set tiebreak; source shows tiebreak details), No.2 Joseph Harper lost 1-6, 1-6, No.3 Graham Beukelman lost 1-6, 0-6, No.4 Ian Helfert lost 0-6, 3-6, No.5 Josh Dawson lost 1-6, 0-6, No.6 Josh Clegg lost 0-6, 1-6 | 1 |
UPLAND, Ind. - Goshen College turned in a dominant day at the Taylor Tennis Complex on March 28, sweeping a road doubleheader against Taylor with a 7-0 women’s victory and a 6-1 men’s win. The women won all six singles flights and all three doubles matches, while the men claimed five singles points and swept doubles to complete the twinbill sweep.
The women’s result carried added significance for the Maple Leafs. According to team notes, it was Goshen’s first women’s win over Taylor since 2006, ending a 13-match losing streak against the Trojans that stretched from 2007 through 2019. With Taylor having only recently brought its program back, it was also the first meeting between the schools since 2019.
Goshen set the tone immediately in Game 1 by taking all three doubles courts. Maria Clara Fonte and Blanka Bodo won 6-2 at No. 1 doubles, Sara Nino and Vishmi Serasinghe added a 6-2 victory at No. 2, and Marin Kawano and Uliana Dotsenko closed the sweep with a 6-0 win at No. 3. The Maple Leafs carried that momentum into singles, where Dotsenko earned a 6-3, 6-2 decision at No. 1, Fonte rolled 6-1, 6-0 at No. 3, Serasinghe won 6-0, 6-1 at No. 4, Kawano took No. 5 by a 6-2, 6-1 score, and Nino posted a double-bagel 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 6. Bodo also secured the point at No. 2 singles, though complete set scores were not available in the source data.
The men followed with another strong all-around performance in Game 2, beating Taylor 6-1. Goshen again swept doubles, with Garrett Stoltzfus and Iago Ciucio winning 6-1 at No. 1, Mahmut Emre Gurmeric and Timo Novak earning a 6-3 result at No. 2, and Filippo Gallo and Paulo Santiago taking No. 3 doubles 6-4.
In singles, the Maple Leafs won five of six flights. Novak was a 6-1, 6-1 winner at No. 2, Stoltzfus dominated 6-1, 6-0 at No. 3, Gallo earned a 6-0, 6-3 victory at No. 4, Gurmeric won 6-1, 6-0 at No. 5, and Santiago closed out a 6-0, 6-1 decision at No. 6. Taylor’s lone point came at No. 1 singles, where Tyler Lane defeated Ciucio in a multi-set tiebreak.
The men’s win also fit the recent history of the matchup. Goshen has now won eight of the last nine meetings with Taylor dating to 2012, according to team notes. Taken together with the women’s breakthrough, the doubleheader gave the Maple Leafs a clean sweep on the scoreboard and a pair of meaningful results in series that carried plenty of history into Saturday’s matches in Upland.
