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Thursday, April 17, 2025
The Observer

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Saint Mary’s tennis extends win streak to 10 with a win over Albion

With its win streak now in double-digits, the Saint Mary’s tennis team swept the floor against Albion to take its 10th win in a row, winning 7-0. In addition to this, the Belles also celebrated their sole senior, Alayna Campbell, for Senior Day. The senior now has a total of 202 singles wins, with 42 of them being in the conference, and 74 doubles wins, with 30 being conference matches. 

Doubles

Kicking off the doubles matches were Campbell and junior Emma Kealy, as they swiftly took the 6-1 win over their opponents, Abbie Hubbard and Savannah McDonald. Heading over to the No. 2 court were sophomore Sophia Pischalko and freshman Shannon Dudy, who swept the floor with a 6-0 win over Molly Dunn and Lynsey Brearley. Finally, on the No. 3 court, sophomore Anna Gardner and junior Hannah Gerner secured the first point for the Belles with a 6-1 win over Karina Nigg and Ava Kunkel. 

Singles 

It was a clean sweep in the singles matches as all were won 6-0, 6-0 by Saint Mary’s. On the No. 1 court, Campbell defeated Hubbard followed by a win on the No. 2 court from Kealy. Next door on the No. 3 court, Gardner took down Nigg while Dudy took the win over Brearley on the No. 4 court. Freshman Lanie Brant stepped in on the No. 5 court to take the win over Dunn, and finally on the No. 6 court, Pischalko took the win over Kashish Tank. 

Throughout the season’s matches, the Belles have won a total of 66 singles and 37 doubles. With this victory, the Belles improved to 14-3 on the season and 5-1 in the MIAA. The Belles now look ahead to traveling as they prepare to face Hope at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 16.