Posted: Jan 31, 2015
KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN -- The Baldwin Wallace University women's tennis team opened the spring portion of its 2014-15 schedule as it fell to No. 35-ranked Kalamazoo College, 9-0, in the Markin Center.
The Yellow Jackets (0-3) will play three more non-conference matches before its annual Spring Break Trip to Hilton Head, South Carolina. Kalamazoo (1-0) swept all six individuals matches and all three doubles matches.
In doubles action, the No. 2 team of sophomores Claire Watts (Medina/Highland) and Anatasia Koval (Seven Hills/Normandy) dropped an 8-2 decision to Olivia Bouchard and Maria Franco.
In singles play, junior Mackenzie Donalson (Hilliard/Davidson) and freshman Shannon Finkenthal (Beachwood) each lost a hard fought match. Donalson lost her number three singles match to Bouchard by scores of 6-0 and 6-4. Finkenthal dropped her fifth singles match to Siani Johnson by scores of 6-2 and 6-2.
BW returns to action on Saturday, February 14 when it travels to Gambier for a non-conference match against Kenyon College in the Jasper Tennis Center at 12 p.m.