Scot Women's Tennis Loses to Denison
The College of Wooster women's tennis team fell to Denison 8-1 this afternoon (March 29), dropping the Scots' record to 1-5 overall and 0-2 in the conference. Wooster, which was playing its second match in as many days, was nearly swept in straight-sets by a strong Big Red team.
Denison demonstrated its strength at the top of the order, combining to give up just seven games at singles positions one through three. Kristen Hanto posted a 6-2, 6-0 win over junior Sara Stonewater at number-one, Molly Smith topped sophomore Kristin Walley 6-1, 6-3 in the second spot, and Lisa Carlton beat freshman Sara Olson 6-2, 6-4 at third singles.
In number-four singles action, the Big Red's Elizabeth Kurlander defeated senior Ryan Clark 6-2, 6-4. But, Wooster freshman Amanda Bain prevented the shutout and improved her season singles mark to 4-2 with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 win over Rachel Morey at number-five. Freshman Neela Satymurthy was shutout 6-0, 6-0 at the sixth position by Sarah Schellinger.
Stonewater and Walley nearly upset Hanto and Smith at first doubles before succumbing 8-6. In other doubles action, Carlton and Schellinger combined to defeat Bain and Clark 8-2 at number-two, while Kurlander and Heather Frick beat Olson and Satymurthy by the same score at third doubles.
The Scots will try to get back on the winning track when they travel to Wittenberg (March 31) and Earlham (April 1) this weekend.
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