Women’s tennis team loses to Baldwin Wallace, 8-1

The Olivet College women’s tennis team lost 8-1 to Baldwin Wallace (Ohio) University on its spring break trip to Hilton Head, South Carolina.

Team Stats

Olivet College

Baldwin Wallace (Ohio)

Score

Doubles

Kelsey Blatt / Imani Robinson (BW-W)
def. Maddy Drikakis / Rachael Hager (OLIVET)

8-4

Claire Watts / Mackenzie Donalson (BW-W)
def. Haley Powers / BreAnne Rudlaff (OLIVET)

8-4

Shannon Finkenthal / Kathleen Moser (BW-W)
def. Rae Claramunt / Isabel Snyder (OLIVET)

8-5

Singles

Rachael Hager (OLIVET)
def. Kelsey Blatt (BW-W)

6-4 , 6-3

Imani Robinson (BW-W)
def. Maddy Drikakis (OLIVET)

3-6 , 6-2 , 1-0 (10-3)

Claire Watts (BW-W)
def. Haley Powers (OLIVET)

6-1 , 6-1

Mackenzie Donalson (BW-W)
def. BreAnne Rudlaff (OLIVET)

7-6 (7-5) , 6-4

Kelly Peskura (BW-W)
def. Rae Claramunt (OLIVET)

6-1 , 6-0

Shannon Finkenthal (BW-W)
def. Jeanette Fisher (OLIVET)

6-0 , 3-6 , 1-0 (10-8)

March 9, 2016

HILTON HEAD, S.C. – The Olivet College women's tennis team lost 8-1 to Baldwin Wallace (Ohio) University on its spring break trip to Hilton Head, South Carolina.

Freshman Rachael Hager earned the Comets' lone team point, as she won in straight sets 6-4 and 6-3 at the No. 1 singles position. Two other Olivet players lost matches which were decided by a super-tiebreaker for the third set. At No. 2 singles, sophomore Maddy Drikakis won the first set 6-2 before her opponent came back to win the second set, 6-2, and then won the super-tiebreaker, 10-3. At No. 6 singles, senior Jeanette Fisher fell in the first 6-0 but rebounded to win the second set, 6-3, and then fell 10-8 in the super-tiebreaker.

Olivet will continue play in Hilton Head tomorrow with a 1 p.m. match against University of Penn State at Behrend (Pa.). The match will take place at the Chaplin Park Tennis Center.