BW Drops Home Opener to DII Ashland; Defeats Marietta 9-0 in First OAC Match of the Season

BW Drops Home Opener to DII Ashland; Defeats Marietta 9-0 in First OAC Match of the Season

BEREA, OHIO -- The Baldwin Wallace University women's tennis team fell to NCAA Division II Ashland University, 9-0, but beat Ohio Athletic Conference rival Marietta College, 9-0, in the Jackets' second match of the day.


Ashland swept the Yellow Jackets in doubles competition and won all six singles matches.

Versus Marietta, BW jumped out to a 3-0 lead in doubles competition as the No.1 team of junior Caitlyn Pecinovsky (Whitehall/Bishop Hartley) and freshman Rebecca Mittler (Elyria) won 8-0, the No. 2 duo of sophomore Jenny Greene (Worthington) and junior Nicole Fung (Strongsville) won 8-1, and the No. 3 team of junior Katy Marshall (Medina/Senior) and senior Andrea Essig (Conneaut) won 8-0.

In singles play, the Yellow Jackets swept competition with Pecinovsky winning at No.1, Greene at No. 2, Mittler at No.3, Essig at No.4, Marshall at No.5, and freshman Danielle Rueger (Ashland/Senior) at No. 6.

BW's next match will take place on Tuesday, March 23 versus Walsh University at 3:30 p.m. at the "Pop" Collins Courts in Berea.

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Women's Tennis Match Results
March 20, 2010 at Berea, Ohio
Baldwin Wallace University 9, Marietta College 0

Singles Competition
1. Caitlyn Pecinovsky (BW-W) def. Lauren McKierman (MAR) 6-0. 6-0
2. Jenny Greene (BW-W) def. Caitlin Cornell (MAR) 6-0, 6-0
3. Rebecca Mittler (BW-W) def. Corin Bonnett (MAR) 6-1, 6-0

4. Andrea Essig (BW-W) def. Kristina Reed (MAR) 7-5, 6-3
5. Katy Mashall (BW-W) def. Mackenzie Boyles (MAR) 6-0, 6-1
6. Danielle Rueger (BW-W) def. Sarah Snow (MAR) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles Competion
1. Caitlyn Pecinovsky/Rebecca Mittler (BW-W) def. Lauren McKierman/Mackenzie Boyles (MAR) 8-0
2. Jenny Greene/ Nicole Fung (BW-W) def. Kristina Reed/Caitlin Cornell (MAR) 8-1
3. Katy Mashall/Andrea Essig (BW-W) def. Corin Bonnet/Sarah Snow (MAR) 8-0