The Malone University women's tennis team lost a 7-2 home contest to the visiting Cedarville University Yellow Jackets at the Harvard Courts in Canton on Tuesday. Coming into the match, the two teams sported identical 7-7 overall records. With the loss, the Pioneers fell to below .500 for the first time in nearly a month with an overall record of 7-8 while Cedarville improved to 8-7 on the season.
Malone earned its two victories at the top of the singles lineup as #1
Kim Knisley earned a hard-fought 7-5, 7-5 win and #2
Alanna Phillips pocketed a solid 6-1, 6-0 victory.
Scores for the match were as follows:
Singles:
Malone Cedarville Winner Score
1.
Kim Knisley Brooke Johnson MU 7-5 7-5
2.
Alanna Phillips Lily Schuler MU 6-1 6-0
3.
Kaley Kahoun Melissa Stoltzfus CU 6-2 6-3
4.
Janelle Linder Joy Dice CU 6-2 6-1
5.
Marie Konstan Maryssa Herbert CU 6-3 6-2
6.
Julianna Blaisdell Lindsay Stine CU 7-5 6-1
Doubles:
Malone Cedarville Winner Score
1. Knisley/Phillips Johnson/Schuler CU 8-2
2. Kahoun/Blaisdell Stoltzfus/Dice CU 8-1
3. Linder/Konstan Herbert/Chelsea Diamond CU 8-6
Malone will next compete in another home contest on Friday (April 6th) against Wayne State (MI) University in a 9:30 a.m. match at the Harvard Courts in Canton.