Mia Puopolo, John Carroll's number one seed, leads team to victory.
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by Joe DiBlasi

John Carroll defeated  Garrison Forest  4-3 in a thrilling badminton match  at Garrison on Thursday that was decided when the Patriots doubles team  of Rachel Borkoski and Patty Wrabel  beat Clair Whedbee and Sandra Mukasa 2-1.
“I’m very proud of that team,” said Patriots Coach Tess Cauther.  “They extended their match t o three games and were able to pull it out, and that allowed us to win the day,” she added.
John Carroll improved to 2-1 in the conference, and Garrison fell to 1-2.

RESULTS

Mia  Puopolo  (JC) def Abbey Knapp
Sasha Beatty (GF) def Ariel Adamson
Caitlin Crowl (GF) def Krieten Summers

Emily Gorman and Katie Yancy (GF) def Brittany Tawner and Lauren Hamilton
Rachel Borkoski and Patty Wrabel (JC) def Claire Whedbee and Sandra Mukasa
Andra Monaghan and Danielle Valdivia (JC) def Terra Zimmeman and Emily Selsky
Kari Schailler and Caroline Palmer (JC) def Tang Kunprayoon and Courtney Smith