Women’s tennis: Olivet opens spring season with 6-3 loss to Saint Francis

The Olivet College women’s tennis team opened its spring schedule with a 6-3 loss to University of Saint Francis (Ind.) this afternoon at the Minges Creek Athletic Club in Battle Creek.

Team Stats

Univ. of Saint Francis (Ind.)

Olivet

Score

Doubles

Blake Day / Maddy Drikakis (OLIVET)
def. Brittany Barger / Shelby Richardson (USF)

8-3

Haley Powers / BreAnne Rudlaff (OLIVET)
def. Grace Heise / Courtney Witte (USF)

8-4

Rebecca Faber / Sydney Ford (USF)
def. Lucy McNally / Isabel Snyder (OLIVET)

8-2

Singles

Brittany Barger (USF)
def. Maddy Drikakis (OLIVET)

6-2 , 6-1

Grace Heise (USF)
def. Blake Day (OLIVET)

6-4 , 6-3

Rebecca Faber (USF)
def. Haley Powers (OLIVET)

6-4 , 6-4

BreAnne Rudlaff (OLIVET)
def. Shelby Richardson (USF)

6-3 , 6-2

Courtney Witte (USF)
def. Lucy McNally (OLIVET)

6-1 , 6-4

Sydney Ford (USF)
def. Devan Thomas (OLIVET)

6-4 , 6-3

February 21, 2015

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. – The Olivet College women's tennis team opened its spring schedule with a 6-3 loss to University of Saint Francis (Ind.) this afternoon at the Minges Creek Athletic Club in Battle Creek.

The Comets picked-up two of their points in doubles play. The No. 1 duo of freshmen Blake Day and Maddy Drikakis posted an 8-3 pro-set win. The No. 2 tandem of freshmen Haley Powers and BreAnne Rudlaff claimed an 8-4 pro-set victory. Olivet's third team point came at No. 4 singles where Rudlaff won in straight sets, 6-3 and 6-2.

The Comets return to the Minges Creek courts next Saturday for a non-conference match against Concordia University, starting at 1 p.m.