The Malone University women's tennis team suffered an 8-1 home loss to Ohio Dominican University at the Green Tennis Club in Green, Ohio Saturday evening. With the loss, the Pioneers fell to 6-10 overall and to 1-9 in the GLIAC while the Panthers improved to 6-4 overall and to 6-4 in GLIAC play.
Asia Harris, competing at #1 singles, earned a hard-fought come-from-behind win by the score of 1-6, 6-3, 1-0 and a pair of Malone doubles teams hung tough with 8-5 losses but the Pioneers could not overcome the solid play of the visitors.
Harris' singles victory marked her 10th singles win of the season, a team best, and was her eighth at the #1 singles slot (two other wins came at #2 singles).
Scores for the match were as follows:
Singles:
Malone ODU Winner Score
1.
Asia Harris Anita Girizd Malone 1-6, 6-3, 1-0
2.
Erika Lester April Zaborsky ODU 6-2, 6-0
3.
Kim Knisley Carla Leggett ODU 6-2, 6-1
4.
Kaley Kahoun Aline Mariano ODU 6-0, 6-0
5.
Janelle Linder Regina Camberos ODU 6-3, 6-0
6.
Marie Konstan Krista Derry ODU 6-0, 6-1
Doubles:
Malone ODU Winner Score
1. Lester/Knisley Mariano/Camberos ODU 8-5
2.
Emily Kahoun/Linder Leggett/Zambrano ODU 8-3
3. Harris/Konstan Derry/Girizd ODU 8-5
Malone will try to get back in the win column in its next match when the team hosts the Tiffin University Dragons (6-5, 5-5 GLIAC) tomorrow (Sun., Oct. 7th) in a 12:00 p.m. contest at the Green Tennis Club in Green, Ohio. NOTE: This match may not start until closer to 1:00 p.m. due to court availability at the Club.
