NOTRE DAME, Ind. - In their
first conference match of the season, the Trine University
women's tennis team fell to Saint Mary's 6-3. The loss
drops the Thunder to 6-4 on the year.
At the No. 1 singles position, junior Jessica
Huhnke (Newburgh, Ind./Castle) took down her opponent 6-3, 6-2. At
the fourth position, fellow junior Lauren Schlueter (Akron,
Ohio/Revere) won in a third-set tie-breaker 2-6, 6-3, 10-4. In the
third singles match, sophomore Erin Kwaske (Jackson, Mich./Western)
fell in three sets 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. Junior Chrissy Uphaus
(Centerville, Ind./Centerville) fell in the second position 6-4,
6-4. At fifth singles, senior Samantha Willmann (Anderson,
Ind./Frankton) dropped her match 6-2, 6-1 and freshman Lexi Mack
(Temperance, Mich./Bedford) fell in her sixth singles match 6-1,
6-3.
In doubles action, the team of Willmann and
Schlueter won their match at the second position 9-7. In the first
and third doubles matches, the teams of Huhnke and Chrissy along
with Mack and Kwaske fell by identical 8-4 scores receptively.
The Thunder will look to get their first
conference victory as they travel to Alma on March 26 for a 4:00
p.m. match.
