CHENANGO VALLEY – The Lady Purple Tornado tennis team was back in action after a four day break, taking on the Chenango Valley Warriors. Norwich blanked the Warriors 7-0 for their second shut-out win of the season.
The last time the Tornado played, four of the seven points came down to three set matches. On Tuesday, Norwich played in two and claimed both as victories.
Needing two-plus hours of play time to determine a winner, Purple Tornado Katie Gawronski faced CV’s Alexa Attleson. Gawronski grinded out the win in three sets, winning 5-7, 6-4, 11-9. She improved her season record to 4-2.
With a lineup change, Lucie Martin moved to second singles for Norwich. She once again won in straight sets (6-1, 6-2) for a singles point won by the road team.
Switching spots with Martin, Ava Granquist went to third singles for Norwich and faced the Warriors’ Claire Harvey. In another two hour match, Granquist and Harvey went into a third set tiebreaker. Granquist won tiebreaker 10-8 to take the match and the point for Norwich.
