Women’s Tennis Defeats Muskingum on Seniors’ and Parents’ Day

Mackenzie Baker

Muskingum

Baldwin Wallace

Doubles

Kelsey Blatt / Imani Robinson (BW-W)
def. Nikola Burkard / Elizabeth Knauss (MUSKW)

8-1

Claire Watts / Mackenzie Donalson (BW-W)
def. Lindsay Brindack / Kristen Chandler (MUSKW)

8-1

Kathleen Moser / Mackenzi Baker (BW-W)
def. Katie King / Sydney McDaniel (MUSKW)

8-0

Singles

Kelsey Blatt (BW-W)
def. Nikola Burkard (MUSKW)

6-2, 6-1

Imani Robinson (BW-W)
def. Elizabeth Knauss (MUSKW)

6-1, 6-2

Claire Watts (BW-W)
def. Lindsay Brindack (MUSKW)

6-0, 6-0

Mackenzie Donalson (BW-W)
def. Kristen Chandler (MUSKW)

6-0, 6-1

Kelly Peskura (BW-W)
def. Katie King (MUSKW)

6-0, 6-0

Shannon Finkenthal (BW-W)
def. Sydney McDaniel (MUSKW)

6-1, 6-0

full stats

Posted: Apr 30, 2016

BEREA, Ohio – The Baldwin Wallace University women's tennis team completed the regular season portion of its 2015-2016 schedule with a 9-0 shutout win against Ohio Athletic Conference rival Muskingum University on the Pop Collins Tennis Courts. The shutout was BW's sixth this season.

BW (13-9, 5-3 OAC) won all three doubles matches from Muskingum (1-12, 1-7 OAC). The tandem of senior All-Ohio Athletic Conference and Academic All-OAC player Kelsey Blatt (Tallmadge) and freshman Imani Robinson (Cincinnati /School for Creative & Performing Arts) earned a victory at first doubles by a score of 8-1 and now are a team-best 16-8 on the year. The win also was the 48^th of Blatt's career and moved her into 13^th place all-time.

In addition in doubles, senior Mackenzie Donalson (Hilliard/Davidson) and junior Claire Watts (Medina/Highland) won at No.2 doubles, 8-1, to improve to 11-12 this season. The win was the 42^nd in Donalson's career. She is 21^st all-time. Also, senior Mackenzi Baker (Vermillion/Elyria Catholic) and freshman Kathleen Moser (Strongsville) took third doubles by a score of 8-0 and upped their record to 3-1.

The Yellow Jackets won all six singles matches to secure the win. Blatt earned the win at first singles by scores of 6-2 and 6-1 and is now 13-12 on the season and was her 41^st career victory and moved her into 20^th place on the all-time Yellow Jacket win chart. Robinson picked up the victory at second singles by scores of 6-1 and 6-2 as she improved to 16-9 in her first collegiate campaign. Watts took third singles by scores of 6-0 and 6-0 as she improved to 12-12 this season. Donalson improved her team-best record to 18-5 as she captured fourth singles by scores of 6-0 and 6-1. It also was her 45^th career victory and ranks her in a tie for 17^th all-time.

In addition in singles, sophomore Kelly Peskura (Strongsville) earned the win at fifth singles by scores of 6-0 and 6-0 and upped her record to 12-8 in her first season. Shannon Finkenthal (Beachwood) won at sixth singles by scores of 6-1 and 6-0 to increase her season mark to 12-8.

BW is back in action on Tuesday, May 3 when it hosts an OAC Tournament quarterfinal match when the fourth-seeded Yellow Jackets host the fifth-seeded University of Mount Union Purple Raiders on the Pop Collins Tennis Courts at 3:30 p.m.

The OAC Tournament semifinal and championship matches will be played on Friday, May 6 and Saturday, May 7 at the Linder Tennis Family Center in Mason, Ohio. The winner of the OAC Tournament receives an automatic berth in the 2016 NCAA Division III National Tournament.