MELBOURNE, Fla. - Saint Mary's College Tennis defeated Sweet Briar College, 7-0, to open their Spring Break play. The Belles improve to 8-3 on the year while the Vixens fall to 0-2.
 
Doubles
Junior Anna Gardner (Houston, TX) and sophomore Odessa Norton (Carmel, IN) got things started with a strong 6-1 win at the number three match. Senior Evelyn Demblans-Dechans (Missoula, MT) and junior Sophia Pischalko (Granger, IN) followed them with a 6-1 win of their own at number two. Sweet Briar would finish doubles play with a win at number one.
 
Singles
The Belles dominated singles play, taking all six matches. Freshman Mia Graziano (Western Springs, IL) earned the first win at number six, sweeping her opponent, 6-0 6-0. Pischalko followed with a strong 6-2 6-0 win at number four. Gardner then secured the match for Saint Mary's, taking the number two match, 6-3 6-1. Sophomore Lanie Brant (Stevensville, MI) followed with a dominating 6-0 6-0 win at the number five match before senior Emma Kealy (Hudson, OH) took home a 7-6 (10-2) 6-0 win at the number one. Sophomore Shannon Dudy (Glenview, IL) earned herself a 6-1 6-4 win at number three to close out the day for the Belles.
 
UP NEXT FOR THE BELLES
Saint Mary's continues their play in Florida on Tuesday as they play a double header against Dickinson College and Ohio Northern University. They close out spring break on Thursday with a double header against Wheaton College and the University of Minnesota Morris.
 
Match Results
Doubles
1: Bovard/Guilarte def. Emma Kealy/Shannon Dudy 6-2
2: Evelyn Demblans-Dechans/Sophia Pischalko def. Minton/Venturi 6-1
3: Anna Gardner/Odessa Norton def. Bestwick/Vess 6-1
Singles
1: Emma Kealy def. Guilarte 7-6 (10-2) 6-0
2: Anna Gardner def. Bovard 6-3 6-1
3: Shannon Dudy def. Minton 6-1 6-4
4: Sophia Pischalko def. Bestwick 6-2 6-0
5: Lanie Brant def. Venturi 6-0 6-0
6: Mia Graziano def. Ves 6-0 6-0