Women’s tennis team drops 8-1 decision at Albion

The Olivet College women’s tennis teams dropped an 8-1 decision to Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) rival Albion College today inside the Ungrodt Tennis Center in Albion.

Team Stats

Olivet College

Albion College

Score

Doubles

Chrissy Gauss / Lauren Rasmussen (ALBION)
def. Maddy Drikakis / BreAnne Rudlaff (OLIVET)

9-7

Olivia Conover / Lauren Solano (ALBION)
def. Rae Claramunt / Rachael Hager (OLIVET)

9-7

Kirsten Moore / Marceline Redick (ALBION)
def. Isabel Snyder / Sydnie Weller (OLIVET)

9-8 (7-5)

Singles

Lauren Rasmussen (ALBION)
def. Maddy Drikakis (OLIVET)

6-4 , 4-6 , 6-3

Lauren Solano (ALBION)
def. Rachael Hager (OLIVET)

6-1 , 5-7 , 1-0 (10-7)

BreAnne Rudlaff (OLIVET)
def. Olivia Conover (ALBION)

6-3 , 6-2

Chrissy Gauss (ALBION)
def. Isabel Snyder (OLIVET)

6-1 , 6-1

Marceline Redick (ALBION)
def. Amanda Gruszka (OLIVET)

7-5 , 7-6 (7-3)

Kelsi Inman (ALBION)
def. Taylor Robbins (OLIVET)

6-2 , 6-3

April 6, 2017

ALBION, Mich. – The Olivet College women's tennis teams dropped an 8-1 decision to Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) rival Albion College today inside the Ungrodt Tennis Center in Albion.

THE BASICS
Final Score: Albion 8, Olivet 1
Location: Ungrodt Tennis Center; Albion, Mich.
Records: Albion 6-7 overall, 3-0 MIAA; Olivet 4-9 overall, 0-3 MIAA

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Britons won all three doubles flights. The No. 1 and No. 2 flights were decided by a 9-7 score, and the No. 3 flight needed a 7-5 tiebreaker to settle the 9-8 outcome.
Albion earned wins in 5-of-6 singles flights. Two of the wins went to three sets, and a third had a tiebreaker in the second set.

FOR THE COMETS

Junior BreAnne Rudlaff picked-up Olivet's only point with a 6-3, 6-2 victory at No. 3 singles.

UP NEXT

Olivet travels to play Calvin College Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. and hosts Saint Mary's (Ind.) College Sunday at 1 p.m. If weather permits, Sunday's match will be played outdoors at Harper Creek High School in Battle Creek. If not, it will be moved indoors to the Minges Creek Athletic Club.