The Basics
Hillsdale 6 - Saginaw Valley 3
Records: HILLSDALE (6-4, 6-4 GLIAC) | SVSU (5-4, 5-4 GLIAC)
Location: SVSU Tennis Complex - University Center, Mich.
UNIVERSITY CENTER - The SVSU women's tennis team dropped a home contest to the Hillsdale College Chargers in GLIAC action Sunday by a score of 6-3 at the SVSU Tennis Complex.
The Cardinals claimed a victory at #2 doubles and lost narrowly at the #3 position before getting a pair of wins in singles from Ana Pico and Shea Donahue for the team's three points.
Doubles
- Izabella Ismailova and Danielle Slonac improved to an impressive 8-1 for the 2015 season at #2 doubles after a narrow 8-6 victory over their Charger opponents.
- Abigail Shonk and Donahue battled in the #3 doubles match but fell by a score of 9-8 after dropping the tiebreaker.
Singles
- Pico was victorious at the #2 singles position over her opponent by scores of 6-2, 6-2.
- Donahue claimed a three-set contest at the #3 singles spot, winning the match with scores of 6-3, 6-7, 6-3.
- Ismailova (#1) and Doud (#4) would drop close contests in singles competition.
From SVSU Head Coach Jenn Boehm
"Today was a great display of team effort and a great day to celebrate our Senior Erin Doud. We had a tremendous and energized atmosphere with family and friends cheering us on. We really put ourselves in a position to be able to win this match. Hillsdale is an improved and deeper team than last season and we just needed a little more execution in the big moments. We knew winning (or losing) 2 of the doubles would prove to be a key factor to winning the match. I'm very proud of our preparation going into this weekend and the effort we showed today. We are a tough team to beat and they really had to earn it."
Up Next for SVSU
The Cardinals travel to Northwood on Saturday (Oct. 17) for a 10:00 a.m. contest in Midland.
