NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The Saint Mary's tennis team came up short in a 6-3 non-conference match against Kalamazoo at Notre Dame's Eck Tennis Pavilion on Thursday evening.
Meredith Heckert fell in a 6-1, 6-2 match at four singles.
Alyssa Gulli came back from a 4-3 deficit in her first set to take a 6-4 opening stanza before closing out the win with a 6-3 second-set victory at five singles.
Lilly Chamberlin took command early en route to a 6-2, 6-3 decision at three singles.
Lucy Chamberlin suffered a 6-0, 6-3 setback at two singles.
Megan Davy established a big lead with a 6-0 first-set win before breaking serve in the second set for a 6-4 win and a victory at one singles.
Kathleen McLeod came up on the short end of a 6-0, 6-2 final at six singles.
Nicole Becker and
Annika Smith fell in an 8-2 exhibition doubles match. Smith then had an 8-0 setback in an exhibition singles contest.
Jane Price had an 8-4 exhibition singles win, and Becker closed out the night with an 8-3 exhibition singles match.
The Belles (2-2) begin conference competition on Saturday when they host Calvin at 1:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo College 6, Saint Mary's College 3
Singles competition
1.
Megan Davy (SMC) def. Caroline Norton (KZOO-W) 6-0, 6-4
Doubles competition
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (4,5,3,2,1,6)
Exhbition results: Beckman/Woja (KZOO-W) def. Becker/Smith (SMC), 8-2
Killmaster (KZOO-W) def. Smith (SMC), 8-0
Price (SMC) def. Beckman (KZOO-W), 8-4
Becker (SMC) def. Wolfe (KZOO-W), 8-3
