Women’s Tennis opens spring season with loss to W&J

PITTSBURGH --- Carlow University women’s tennis opened the spring season with a 5-2 loss to Washington & Jefferson College at Alpha Tennis & Fitness Saturday evening.

Peja Cruise won at No. 1 singles. Photo by Robert Cifone.

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Wash. & Jeff.	Carlow
Score	5	2

Doubles

Claire Loomis / Keiran Moorhead def. Julia Piatt / Peja Cruise 6-1
Mackenzie Gumto / Maya Hamade def. Elle Duda / Lyric Knepshield 6-0
Paisley Cole / Addy Jacobs def. Leah Hartman / Madelyn Straw 6-0

Singles

Peja Cruise def. Claire Loomis 6-4 , 6-2
Keiran Moorhead def. Julia Piatt 6-1 , 6-0
Maya Hamade def. Lyric Knepshield 6-1 , 6-2
Elle Duda def. Mackenzie Gumto 6-4 , 6-4
Paisley Cole def. Leah Hartman 6-1 , 6-2
Isabella Naddeo def. Madelyn Straw 6-4 , 6-6 , 7-2

February 28, 2026

PITTSBURGH --- Carlow University women's tennis opened the spring season with a 5-2 loss to Washington & Jefferson College at Alpha Tennis & Fitness Saturday evening.

Peja Cruise (Pittsburgh, Pa./Montour HS) and Elle Duda (Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park HS) picked up wins in the No. 1 and No. 3 singles spots, respectively. Cruise won her match, 6-4, 6-2, and Duda won hers, 6-4, 6-4.

Every Celtic won at least one game in singles, and Madelyn Straw (Zelienople, Pa./Seneca Valley Senior HS) went three sets in the No. 6 singles spot.

The Presidents swept the doubles point, while Cruise and Julia Piatt (Pittsburgh, Pa./Keystone Oaks HS) won one game at No. 1 doubles.

The Celtics host Grove City College for a 6 p.m. match March 27.