YORK, PA- The York College women's tennis team got a much needed victory as the Spartans downed Hood College 7-2 in a Capital Athletic Conference match on Tuesday afternoon in York. The win snaps the Spartans' seven match losing streak as they improve to 2-9 overall and 1-2 in the CAC. The Blazers fall to 8-9 overall with the loss while they now stand at 2-3 in the CAC.

The Spartans captured all three doubles matches in relative ease. Katelyn Acker (Narvon, Pa./Pequea Valley) and Paige Doutrich (Gap, Pa./Pequea Valley) combined to notch an 8-3 victory in the first doubles contest. Keturah Buchanan (York, Pa/William Penn) and Megan Logan (West Chester, Pa./West Chester East) recorded an 8-3 win in the second doubles while Samantha Brenner (Mount Airy, Md./South Carroll) and Heidi Acker (Narvon, Pa./Pequea Valley) posted an 8-4 win in the third doubles match.

The Blazers got their two points with wins at first singles and sixth singles. The Spartans won the four singles matches in between. Doutrich recorded a 6-4, 6-4 win in second singles. Heidi Acker recorded a 6-3, 6-3 win in the third singles match while Logan had an 8-1 win in the fourth singles. Buchanan picked up York's final win with an 8-1 pro set victory in the fifth singles match.

The Spartans look to make it two straight on Wednesday afternoon as they host Wesley College in a Capital Athletic Conference contest. The match is slated to start at 2:00 pm.

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