GAMBIER, OHIO -- The defending Ohio Athletic Conference champion Baldwin-Wallace College women's tennis team lost to Division III national powerhouse Kenyon College, 9-0, today (Friday, March 23, 2012). This was the first of two matches in the Greater Columbus area as the Yellow Jackets open OAC play tomorrow by facing Otterbein University in Westerville at 1:00 p.m.

With its loss, B-W is now 4-8 overall. Kenyon improved to 6-5 overall.

Kenyon gained a 3-0 lead in doubles and then won all six singles matches to claim its sixth victory of the season.

Heading into tomorrow's match at Otterbein, B-W senior No.2 singles standout Jenny Greene (Columbus/ Thomas Worthington) will seek her 100th career combination victory. She currently owns a 99-83 career mark, stands tied for 12th all-time in school history with 47 singles wins and has a 47-41 career mark. In doubles play, she is tied for eighth all-time with 52 wins and a 52-42 career slate.  In addition, junior No.1 singles standout Rebecca Mittler (Elyria/ Catholic) is 23rd all-time in singles play with 33 wins and a 33-29 career mark. She is 21st all-time in doubles wins with 38 and is 38-29 all-time in doubles matches.

Following its two matches in Greater Columbus, the Yellow Jackets return to Berea and play their first home match on Saturday, March 31 when they host Muskingum University on the "Pop" Collins Courts at 1:00 p.m.

FOR MORE B-W SPORTS INFORMATION, please contact SID Kevin Ruple by telephone at 440-826-2327 and e-mail at kruple@bw.edu and Assistant SID Jeff Miller by telephone at 440-826-2780 and e-mail at jefmille@bw.edu. Fans can access the latest B-W athletics information at www.bw.edu/athletics and we invite you to join us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/bwyellowjackets and Twitter at http://twitter.com/bwathletics.

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Baldwin-Wallace College versus Kenyon College
Tennis Aggate Results
Friday, March 23, 2012 in Gambier, Ohio

FINAL SCORE:   Kenyon -- 9, Baldwin-Wallace -- 0

SINGLES RESULTS:  No.1: Anna Schlessman (KC) defeated Greene (B-W), 6-2, 6-0; No.2: Amanda Polster (KC) def. Morgan Baker (B-W), 6-2, 6-2; No.3: Lydia Winkler (KC) def. Danielle Rueger (B-W), 6-2, 6-0; No.4: Carly Bond (KC) def. Whitney Yoder (B-W), 6-1, 6-1; No.5: Samantha Betts (KC) def. Rachel Bertrand (B-W), 6-1, 6-0; No.6:  Stephanie White (KC) def. Emily Brown (B-W), 6-0, 6-0.

DOUBLES RESULTS:  No.1: Schlessman/ Polster (KC) def. Greehe/ Yoder (B-W), 8-2; No.2: Anna Becker/ Bond (KC) def. Anna Callahan/ Baker (B-W), 8-1; No.3: Winkler/ Abigail Younger (KC) def. Rueger/ Brown (B-W), 8-1.