The dramatic upward climb of the Malone University women's tennis continued Thursday as the Pioneers defeated Capital University 9-0 in a home contest at the Harvard Courts in Canton.  The win marked the team's second straight 9-0 victory, their fourth straight win overall and their sixth in the last seven outings.

With the win, Malone now stands at 7-5 overall for the year while Capital dropped to 1-6 on the season.

Not only did the victory against Capital come by a 9-0 score but the Pioneers also did not drop a single set along the way.

Scores for the match were as follows:

Singles:

     Malone                           Capital                                       Winner                Score
1. Kim Knisley                   Elisabeth McLaughlin             Malone                6-3, 6-1
2. Alanna Phillips             Rebecca Hunt                           Malone               6-0, 6-1
3. Kaley Kahoun               Michelle Guy                              Malone               6-2, 6-2
4. Janelle Linder              Colleen Hooks                          Malone               6-3, 6-1
5. Marie Konstan              Corinne Hohenstein                 Malone               6-1, 6-1
6. Julianna Blaisdell        Kathryn  MacFarland                Malone               6-0, 6-1

Doubles:

      Malone                         Capital                                        Winner                Score
1. Knisley/Phillips            McLaughlin/Alyssa Trier          Malone               8-1
2. Kahoun/Blaisdell         Guy/Collyn Weaver                   Malone               8-2
3. Linder/Konstan            Hunt/Hohenstein                      Malone               8-5

Malone will put its four match winning streak on the line on Saturday in a 5:30 p.m. home match against Ohio Northern University at the North Canton Racquet Club.