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Alex Ellyin | Friday, May 13, 2016
Saint Mary’s had its best season in over a decade but wound up falling short of a conference title when it lost to Hope in the MIAA tournament semifinals to close out its season. The Belles (14-6, 5-3) secured 14 victories on the season, the most wins the program has had since 2004. The team, led by
Alex Ellyin | Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Saint Mary’s split its two matches at the end of last week, sweeping Bethel on Thursday, 9-0, before falling to conference foe Calvin on Saturday, 7-2. The Belles (11-5, 2-2 MIAA) began the two-match stretch with a win over the Pilots (9-10, 1-7 Crossroads), which extended their winning streak at that time to three. The Belles won all nine points
Alex Ellyin | Monday, April 11, 2016
Saint Mary’s suffered its first conference loss of the season Saturday against Hope, falling in each of its matches for a final score of 9-0. The No. 3 doubles match was the most closely-contested match of the day for the Belles (9-5, 1-1 MIAA), as senior Andrea Fetters and junior Kaity Venters lost in a tiebreak, 9-8 (7-4). Sophomore
Alex Ellyin | Friday, April 1, 2016
Saint Mary’s rebounded from a 9-0 defeat against Augustana to claim a 9-0 victory of its own over Concordia on March 23. The Belles victory prevented a two-game losing streak, a rut they haven’t fallen into all season. In seven singles matches, Saint Mary’s (7-3) not only won all seven, but only lost seven combined games throughout singles
Alex Ellyin | Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Saint Mary’s hosted Augustana College on Saturday and fell to the Vikings 9-0, ending their three-match win streak and moving the Belles to a 6-3 record this season. The Vikings (17-4, 6-1 College Conference of Illinois and Chicago) posed many challenges for the Belles, but Saint Mary’s head coach Dale Campbell said the team did
Alex Ellyin, Alex Bender, Tobias Hoonhout and Elizabeth Greason | Wednesday, February 24, 2016
137 Pounds Chris Dethlefs def. Michael “Munchkin” Kappaz To kick off the semifinal round of Bengal Bouts, Kappaz, a junior from Alumni, was in attack mode from the start, landing numerous hits to the head of Sorin sophomore Dethlefs in the first round. This aggressive mindset forced Dethlefs in a defensive stance through the match’s
Alex Ellyin | Friday, January 29, 2016
Less than a month away from the ACC championships, Notre Dame will host its final home meet of the season this weekend with the Shamrock Invitational. The Irish host Iowa, Illinois State, Missouri State and Grand Canyon over the two-day meet. Not only will Rolfs Aquatic Center be packed with the four teams journeying to
Alex Ellyin | Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Notre Dame is back from Stillwater, Oklahoma, and preparing for its upcoming matchups this Sunday against Illinois and Bowling Green at Eck Tennis Pavilion. After two stinging defeats at the hands of No. 10 Oklahoma State and Arizona State this past weekend at the ITA Kickoff Weekend moved the team to 1-2 on the season, the Irish are looking