BEREA, OHIO -- The Baldwin Wallace University women's tennis team defeated NAIA foe Walsh University, 5-4, today (Friday, March 26, 2010) inside the Lou Higgins Recreation Center in Berea. The match was a make-up originally scheduled on Tuesday.
With the win, BW moves to 5-7 overall, while Walsh falls to 5-6.
Walsh took a 2-1 lead after doubles play as the BW tandem of junior Katy Marshall (Medina/Senior) and senior Andrea Essig (Conneaut/Ashtabula Edgewood) won 8-5 at third doubles.
In singles play, BW won four of six matches to earn the victory. Junior number one player Caitlyn Pecinovsky (Columbus/Bishop Hartley) and freshman No. 3 Rebecca Mittler (Elyria/Catholic) both won in straight sets. Junior Emily Pelosi (Uniontown/Green) earned a hard fought win at No. 4 in a third set super tiebreaker by a score of 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (10-7). With match tied at 4-4, the only match left on the court was at No. 6 singles and Marshall clinched the victory for the Jackets with a 6-0, 7-6 (8-6) win over Walsh's Julia Kole.
BW returns to action tomorrow (Saturday, March 27) when it travels to Columbus for an Ohio Athletic Conference match with Capital University at 1:00 p.m.
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Match Results
Mar 26, 2010 at Berea, Ohio
Baldwin Wallace University 5, Walsh 4
Singles competition
1. Caitlyn Pecinovksy (BW-W) def. Shellie Webster (WALSH) 6-3, 6-3
2. Alison Rossi (WALSH) def. Jenny Greene (BW-W) 6-1, 5-7, 1-0 (10-6)
3. Rebecca Mittler (BW-W) def. Barbara Lewis (WALSH) 7-5, 6-2
4. Emily Pelosi (BW-W) def. Kayla Shaheen (WALSH) 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (10-7)
5. Hilary Rossi (WALSH) def. Andrea Essig (BW-W) 6-3, 7-5
6. Katy Marshall (BW-W) def. Julia Kole (WALSH) 6-0, 7-6 (8-6)
Doubles competition
1. Barbara Lewis/Shellie Webster (WALSH) def. Caitlyn Pecinovksy/Rebecca Mittler (BW-W) 9-8 (7-2)
2. Kayla Shaheen/Alison Rossi (WALSH) def. Jenny Greene/Emily Pelosi (BW-W) 8-4
3. Katy Marshall/Andrea Essig (BW-W) def. Hilary Rossi/Allison St. George (WALSH) 8-5
