Although the Malone University women's tennis team had posted three 9-0 victories themselves during the 2011-12 year, the squad had not suffered a 9-0 loss this year until Wayne State (MI) University blanked the Pioneers in a home match at the Harvard Courts in Canton on Friday. With the loss, Malone fell to 7-9 overall while Wayne State improved to an impressive 21-3 on the year.

Despite the visitors winning in straight sets in all their matches, the Pioneers' Kim Knisley, playing at #1 singles, and Marie Konstan, at #5 singles, each tallied five game wins as they both lost to their opponent by the identical 6-3, 6-2 score.

Scores for the match were as follows:

Singles:

    Malone                          Wayne State                         Winner            Score
1. Kim Knisley                 Kristina Goranskaya           WSU                6-3, 6-2
2. Alanna Phillips           Daniela Garcia-Diaz            WSU                6-0, 6-3
3. Kaley Kahoun             Yahsha Moore                       WSU               6-0, 6-0
4. Janelle Linder             Anne Li Briand                      WSU               6-0, 6-0
5. Marie Konstan            Jessica Kruczek                   WSU                6-3, 6-2
6. Hannah Swiger          Tanya Joseph                        WSU               6-0, 6-0

Doubles:

    Malone                          Wayne State                           Winner          Score
1. Knisley/Phillips           Goranskaya/Garcia-Diaz     WSU              8-1
2. Kahoun/Katie Brim     Moore/Briand                         WSU              8-2
3. Linder/Konstan           Kruczek/Joseph                     WSU              8-3

Malone will be back in action next Thursday (April 12th) when the Pioneers play host to the Walsh University Cavaliers, currently 9-4 but who have four matches before then, at the Harvard Courts in a 12:00 p.m. match.