Posted: Feb 21, 2009
BEREA, OHIO -- The Baldwin Wallace University women's tennis team lost to NCAA Division III powerhouse Kenyon College, 8-1, today (Saturday, February 21, 2009) at Kenyon in Gambier, Ohio. With the loss, the Yellow Jackets are now 0-2 overall prior to their annual spring break trip to Hilton Head, South Carolina from March 7-14.
Highlighting the match was a victory at number-one doubles as sophomore Caitlyn Pecinovsky (Whitehall/ Columbus Bishop Hartley) and sophomore Katy Marshall (Medina/ Senior) defeated the Kenyon duo of No.1 singles player Prita Kidder and No.2 player Alexis Marino, 8-6. In singles play, all six Yellow Jackets lost their matches in straight sets. The closest match was turned in by senior No.5 player Alyssa Trampert (Orchard Park, N.Y./ Orchard Park), who lost 7-6 (7-2) and 6-1.
In addition to their annual spring break trip to Hilton Head, the Yellow Jackets will open the 2008 Ohio Athletic Conference season on March 20 when they host Muskingum College at the "Pop" Collins Courts at 3:30 p.m. The 2009 OAC Tournament begins on April 30 at the Lindner Family Courts in Mason, Ohio.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, please contact Sports Information Director Kevin Ruple by telephone at (440) 826-2327 and via e-mail at kruple@bw.edu or Assistant SID Nick Minerd by phone at (440) 826-2780 and via e-mail at nminerd@bw.edu. To contact Head Coach Jack Bethlenfalvy, please call him at (440) 843-5931 or e-mail him at jbethlen@bw.edu. The athletics FAX can be reached at (440) 826-2192. More information on women's tennis may be accessed on the BW athletics page at www.bw.edu/athletics.
Final Women's Aggate Results:
Baldwin Wallace University at Kenyon College
Saturday, February 21, 2009; Gambier, Ohio
Final Score: Kenyon -- 8, Baldwin Wallace -- 1
SINGLES MATCHES:
No. 1: Prita Kidder (KC) defeated Caitlyn Pecinovsky (BW), 6-3, 6-0; No. 2: Alexis Marino (KC) def. Jenny Greene (BW), 6-1, 7-5; No. 3: Molly Yost (KC) def. Andrea Essig (BW), 6-1, 6-0; No. 4: Eva Ceja (KC) def. Emily Pelosi (BW), 6-3, 6-4; No. 5: Julia Diskint (KC) def. Alyssa Trampert (BW), 7-6 (7-2), 6-1; No. 6: Anna Becker (KC) def. Katy Marshall (BW), 6-3, 6-4.
DOUBLES MATCHES:
No. 1: Pecinovsky-Marshall (BW) def. Kidder-Marino (KC), 8-6; No. 2: Ceja-Yost (KC) def. Greene-Trampert (BW), 8-3; No. 3: Bond-Diskint (KC) def. Pelosi-Essig (BW), 8-1
