SAN DIEGO – The Grossmont College women's tennis team defeated the San Diego City College Knights 6-3 in a lengthy four-hour battle. 

The pivotal match could be pinned on the No. Two doubles match. Hannah Bodke and Ellie Capurro were trailing the Farmer/Adel pair from City, 7-1, just one point set away from locking up the match. Bodke and Capurro reorganized and heard some inspirational words from coach Megan Haber during the changeover. The pair went on a run that would make a pro jealous. They rolled off seven straight sets to take a 8-7 lead. City rallied back to tie the set up at 8-all. Therefore, a tiebreak was in the cards. The pair of East County natives won the tiebreak and took the match 9-8. Allowing the Griffins to sweep the doubles portion of the match. 

Grossmont is scheduled to face Southwestern on Thursday, March 30, weather permitting. 

Score board: 

Singles: 

#1 Kat Busani (Gr) def. Sinaia Haskal (SD City) 6-0,6-4 
#2 Lucia Farmer (SD City) def. Amy Linquist (Gr) 6-1, 6-1 
#3 Hannah Bodtke (GR) def. Faith Satrya (SD City) 6-3, 6-3 
#4 Charlee Fitzmaurice (SD City) def. Ellie Capurro (GR) default 
#5 Crystal Hernandez (GR) def. Maddie Satrya (SD City) 6-4, 6-2 
#6 Shari Barnard (GR) def. Leila Adel (SD City) 7-5, 2-6, 11-9 

Doubles: 

#1 Kat Busani/Amy Linquist (GR) def. Sinaia Haskal/Faith Satrya (SD City) 8-6 
#2 Hannah Bodke/Ellie Capurro (GR) def. Lucia Farmer/Leila Adel (SD City) 9-8 
#3 Charlee Fitzmaurice/Maddie Satrya (SD City) def. Crystal Hernandez/Shari Barnard 8-1