The Saint Mary's tennis team pushed their win streak to seven as they took a 4-3 victory at home over the Adrian Bulldogs on Wednesday in their third MIAA matchup.
Kicking off the day in the doubles competition, sophomore Anna Gardner and freshman Lanie Brant took the first 6-1 win in the No. 3 match against Regan Snyder and Brooke Posey. Sophomore Sophia Pischalko and freshman Shannon Dudy added to the total with another 6-1 win. Senior Alayna Campbell and junior partner Emma Kealy held on for a 6-4 win to put the Belles ahead 1-0.
The Belles quickly extended their lead to 2-0 as Dudy finished first in the singles competition on the No. 4 court, taking a 6-0, 6-1 win against Jennifer Wojcik. The Bulldogs managed to tie the score as Campbell fell 6-2, 6-3 in the No. 1 match against Hye Jin Elliot before Kealy lost in the No. 2 match 6-0, 6-3 against her opponent Claire Earley. Gardner finished next, winning on the No. 3 court 6-1, 6-3 over Busscher. Pischalko closely followed in the No. 6 match, winning 6-4, 6-1 over Olivia Harris to secure the match for the Belles. On the fifth court and final matchup, Brant and Snyder played a deciding 10-point tiebreak. Snyder took the first set 6-2 before Brant responded with a 6-3 win in the second. In the sudden death breaker, Brant fell just short in an 11-9 thriller.
Despite the final win in the singles competition for the Bulldogs, Saint Mary's came out on top. The team improves to 11-3 on the season and 2-1 in MIAA play. The Belles are preparing to hit the road for another MIAA matchup against Olivet on April 5 starting at 1 p.m.
