The Malone University women's tennis team lost an 8-1 decision to Walsh University in a home contest at the Harvard Courts in Canton on Thursday afternoon.  With the loss, Malone dropped to 7-10 on the season while the Cavaliers improved to 11-5 overall.

Julianna Blaisdell earned the lone victory for the Pioneers on the day as she emerged with a 7-5, 6-2 win at #6 singles.  The #1 and #3 doubles teams for Malone nearly pulled out wins but each lost by just two games, 9-7 and 8-6, respectively.

Scores for the match were as follows:

Singles:

    Malone                       Walsh                               Winner         Score
1.Kim Knisley              Shellie Webster              Walsh           6-0, 6-2
2.Alanna Phillips         Alisha Angle                     Walsh           6-2, 6-3
3.Kaley Kahoun           Kayla Shaheen                Walsh           6-3, 6-3
4.Janelle Linder           Allison St. George          Walsh           6-1, 6-0
5.Marie Konstan          Jackie DiDomenico        Walsh           6-1, 6-3
6.Julianna Blaisdell   Rebekah Beresh             Malone          7-5, 6-2

Doubles:

     Malone                      Walsh                                                      Winner        Score
1. Knisley/Phillips        Webster/Angle                                       Walsh          9-7
2. Kahoun/Blaisdell    Shaheen/St. George                             Walsh          8-3
3. Linder/Konstan       DiDomenico/Kara Papatheodorou     Walsh         8-6

Malone will be back in action next Tuesday (April 17) when the team travels to the University of Northwestern Ohio (12-8) for a 4:00 p.m. match.