Women’s tennis team edges Holy Cross, 5-4

The Olivet College women’s tennis team edged Holy Cross (Ind.) College, 5-4, in a non-conference match today at Leeper Park in South Bend, Indiana.

Team Stats

Olivet College

Holy Cross (Ind.) College

Score

Doubles

Kaylynn Gruber / Marissa Jaggi (HCC)
def. Maddy Drikakis / BreAnne Rudlaff (OLIVET)

8-6

Rae Claramunt / Rachael Hager (OLIVET)
def. Kaitlin Burguieres / Sydney O'Connor (HCC)

8-5

Keely Cruz / Miranda Pier (OLIVET)
def. Valerie Dainelli / Caroline Srail (HCC)

8-1

Singles

Kaylynn Gruber (HCC)
def. Rachael Hager (OLIVET)

6-1 , 6-2

Kaitlin Burguieres (HCC)
def. Maddy Drikakis (OLIVET)

6-2 , 6-3

Marissa Jaggi (HCC)
def. BreAnne Rudlaff (OLIVET)

6-4 , 6-1

Miranda Pier (OLIVET)
def. Sydney O'Connor (HCC)

6-0 , 6-4

Nicole Losey (OLIVET)
def. Caroline Srail (HCC)

6-0 , 6-0

Keely Cruz (OLIVET)
def. Valerie Dainelli (HCC)

6-0 , 6-1

Women’s tennis team edges Holy Cross, 5-4

September 10, 2017

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Olivet College women's tennis team edged Holy Cross (Ind.) College, 5-4, in a non-conference match today at Leeper Park in South Bend, Indiana.

THE BASICS
Final Score: Olivet 5, Holy Cross 4
Location: Leeper Park; South Bend, Indiana.
Records: Olivet 1-1 overall, Holy Cross 1-1 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Comets won two-of-three doubles and split the six singles flights to pull out the narrow 5-4 win.

FOR THE COMETS

In doubles play, sophomore Miranda Pier and freshman Keely Cruz coasted to an 8-1 win at the No. 3 slot. Juniors Rae Claramunt and Rachael Hager won an 8-5 pro-set at No. 2 doubles.
Cruz also picked-up an easy win at No. 6 singles, 6-0, 6-1. Junior Nicole Losey did not lose any games en route to a 6-0, 6-0 victory at No. 5 singles. Pier clinched Olivet's win with a 6-0, 6-4 straight set victory at No. 4 singles.

UP NEXT

Olivet is on the road to play Defiance (Ohio) College Saturday at 3 p.m.