Yessenaliyeva and Meadows Earn Singles Wins as Eagles Battle at Altoona
Team Stats
| Game Statistics | Juniata | Penn St.-Altoona | Score | 2 | 5 |
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Medina Yessenaliyeva / Nina Meadows def. Caitlin Blessel / Rachel Stricek 6-3
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Abigail Morgan / Sienna Fell def. Katie Wagoner / Skylar Grabarski 6-4
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Lexi Colaianni / Daniel Fulton def. Laura Rojas / Emma Steinhoff 6-0
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Medina Yessenaliyeva def. Caitlin Blessel 6-0 , 6-0
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Nina Meadows def. Rachel Stricek 1-6 , 6-4 , 10-5
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Lexi Colaianni def. Katie Wagoner 6-3 , 7-6 (7-4)
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Sienna Fell def. Skylar Grabarski 6-4 , 6-3
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Abigail Morgan def. Laura Rojas 6-1 , 6-2
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Daniel Fulton def. Emma Steinhoff 6-0 , 6-0
Altoona, Pa. – Juniata women's tennis battled in a tough road match Tuesday afternoon, falling 5-2 to Penn State Altoona at the Adler Tennis Courts.
The Eagles opened strong in doubles play as Medina Yessenaliyeva and Nina Meadows teamed up for a 6-3 victory at the top spot to give Juniata early momentum. However, Altoona rallied to take wins at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles to claim the opening point.
In singles action, Yessenaliyeva continued her dominant fall campaign, cruising to a 6-0, 6-0 sweep at No. 1 singles. Meadows followed with another win at No. 2, battling back from a first-set loss to earn a 1-6, 6-4, 10-5 victory in a third-set tiebreak. Despite several close sets throughout the lineup, Altoona secured wins in the remaining matches to close out the dual.
With the result, Juniata moves to 1-2 on the season, and that will wrap up their 2025 Fall season.