Grove City tennis player Emily Gordon

GROVE CITY — Emily Gordon was down 40-love to Hickory's Morgan Bender in the first game of their tennis match last week.

“I'll be honest with you, she surprised me,” said the No. 1 singles player for the Grove City girls tennis team. “She had a really good serve, and I got down. It was really important for me not to give that game up.”

Gordon didn't — she rallied to win the game and won, 6-0, 6-0.

The defending PIAA Class AA champion has won all nine of her matches this season by that score.

It's quite a streak of dominance for Gordon, who lost only one set all last season, that coming in the state championship match she eventually won over Brenna Magliochetti of Bethlehem Catholic.

A full report will appear in the Butler Eagle.