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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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