WOMEN'S TENNIS: Scots Finish Florida Trip With Five Wins in Six Matches
Feb. 28, 2008
The Alma College Women's Tennis Team return from Florida riding high off of a 5-1 record that saw them dominate many of their opponents.
The Scots started competition on Feb. 23 when they faced off against Ohio Northern University and came away with a 5-4 win. In the match, Alma took the #2, #4 and #5 singles and the #2 and #3 double matches.
Alma followed up their first win of the season with their only loss on the trip as they were nipped by The University if Pueto Rico 8-1. The Scots only win of the match was in the #3 single competition where Laura McKendry (Canton) got the 5-7, 7-6, 10-8 win to protect against the sweep.
The Maroon and Cream followed up the let down with four straight wins starting with a dominating 7-2 win over Emory & Henry. In the contest, Kelly Schwartzkopf (Dryden/Almont) and Margaret Curtiss (Saginaw/Nouvel C.C.) each won their singles matches and paired up to win the #1 doubles by the score of 8-2.
The momentum kept rolling as Alma took the courts against St. Petersburg College and sent them away with a 6-3 loss. Standing out for the Scots were a pair of freshman, Kelsey Erwin (Fenton) and Katy Rice (Lake Orion), who took the #5 and #6 singles to record their first collegiate singles wins.
The next day, AC put up another win against John Carroll this time defeating them by the score of 5-4. The bottom half of the Scots line-up stepped up to carry them to the win as their five Ws came from the #3, #4, and #5 singles and the #2 and #3 doubles. Lindsay Wagner (Lapeer/East) had a solid day as she won her singles match 7-5, 6-0 and paired up with Emily Noss (Traverse City/Central) to grab the #2 doubles by the score 8-2.
In the second match of their last day of play, the Maroon and Cream continued their dominating play with a solid 8-1 victory of Southeastern University. Heather Spratt (Ada/Lowell) was just one of the Lady Scots who played well, as she brought home her singles match by the score of 6-2, 6-4.
Of their 5-1 record on their spring trip, Head Coach Jim Fox commented, "This was a really good trip for us. Coming up with five wins was a great performance and has given us a great start to the season."
The Lady Scots will have a week to rest and practice before hosting St. Joseph College - Ind. for a dual match on Mar. 4 with a starting time of 4 p.m.
Posted: Thu, February 28th, 2008 at 12:13AM
