ANGOLA, Ind. - The Trine
University women's tennis team had a tough end to their
regular season as they fell to conference foe Calvin 6-3. The
Thunder end their season with a 9-9 overall record and 3-5 in the
MIAA.
It was a constant battle all afternoon, beginning
with doubles action. Trine's lone win came in the No. 2
position as the team of senior Samantha Willmann (Anderson,
Ind./Frankton) and junior Lauren Schlueter (Akron, Ohio/Revere) won
8-6. The Thunder would drop a tough one in the top match as juniors
Jessica Huhnke (Newburgh, Ind./Castle) and Chrissy Uphaus
(Centerville, Ind./Centerville) fell in a tie-breaker 9-8 (7-4). In
the third match, the duo of sophomore Erin Kwaske (Jackson,
Mich./Western) and Lexi Mack (Temperance, Mich./Bedford) fell
8-3.
In singles action, Schlueter picked up her second
win of the day in the No. 4 match taking it 6-2, 6-2. Huhnke also
picked up a win in a near shutout at the No. 1 singles position,
winning 6-1, 6-0. Huhnke finished the conference season with a
team-best 6-2 record in conference singles action.
Uphaus would fall in a two-set tie-breaker at
second singles 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-5). Kwaske dropped her third
singles match 6-1, 6-2 and Willmann fell 6-1, 6-3 at the No. 5
position. In the final match Mack fell 6-4, 6-2 in the number six
match.