Posted: Mar 09, 2014
HILTON HEAD, S.C. -- The Baldwin Wallace University women's tennis team lost to NCAA Division III opponent Catholic (Washington D.C.) University, 8-1, today in the first of six matches on its annual Spring Break Trip to Hilton Head, South Carolina.
The Yellow Jackets, now 2-4 overall, trailed 2-1 after doubles play and received their lone win from the No.3 tandem of senior Whitney Yoder (Medina) and freshman Claire Watts (Medina) as they defeated Catholic's duo of Isabel Tanvo and Caitlin Porter, 9-7. In singles action and despite dropping all six matches, sophomore No.1 player Kelsey Blatt (Tallmadge) and sophomore No.4 player Mackenzie Donalson (Hilliard/ Davidson) extended their Catholic opponents to three sets.
With its victory, Catholic improved to 7-1 overall.
Tomorrow, BW plays a pair of matches when it faces Kentucky Wesleyan University at 8:00 a.m. and Albion (Mich.) at 3:00 p.m. BW opens Ohio Athletic Conference play on Saturday, March 22 at Capital University at 1:00 p.m. The Yellow Jackets play their first home match on Saturday, March 29 when it hosts OAC-rival Marietta College at the "Pop" Collins Courts in Berea at 1:00 p.m.
FOR MORE BW SPORTS INFORMATION, please contact Sports Information Director Kevin Ruple by telephone at 440-826-2327 and e-mail at kruple@bw.edu or Assistant SID Jeff Miller by phone at 440-826-2780 and email at jefmille@bw.edu. Fans can access the latest B-W athletics information at www.BWyellowjackets.com and we invite you to join us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/bwyellowjackets and Twitter at http://twitter.com/bwathletics.
The Yellow Jackets, now 2-4 overall, trailed 2-1 after doubles play and received their lone win from the No.3 tandem of senior Whitney Yoder (Medina) and freshman Claire Watts (Medina) as they defeated Catholic's duo of Isabel Tanvo and Caitlin Porter, 9-7. In singles action and despite dropping all six matches, sophomore No.1 player Kelsey Blatt (Tallmadge) and sophomore No.4 player Mackenzie Donalson (Hilliard/ Davidson) extended their Catholic opponents to three sets.
With its victory, Catholic improved to 7-1 overall.
Tomorrow, BW plays a pair of matches when it faces Kentucky Wesleyan University at 8:00 a.m. and Albion (Mich.) at 3:00 p.m. BW opens Ohio Athletic Conference play on Saturday, March 22 at Capital University at 1:00 p.m. The Yellow Jackets play their first home match on Saturday, March 29 when it hosts OAC-rival Marietta College at the "Pop" Collins Courts in Berea at 1:00 p.m.
FOR MORE BW SPORTS INFORMATION, please contact Sports Information Director Kevin Ruple by telephone at 440-826-2327 and e-mail at kruple@bw.edu or Assistant SID Jeff Miller by phone at 440-826-2780 and email at jefmille@bw.edu. Fans can access the latest B-W athletics information at www.BWyellowjackets.com and we invite you to join us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/bwyellowjackets and Twitter at http://twitter.com/bwathletics.
