Purple And White Defeat Crusaders

Marissa Hollinger

Mount Union College's women's tennis team (12-5, 6-1 OAC) won 7-2 against Capital (2-7, 1-5 OAC) in Alliance, Ohio on Saturday, April 12.

Leading the way for the Raiders was Marissa Hollinger, who won her #3 singles match 6-0,6-0 and teamed up with Leslie Douglass to win 8-1 at second doubles. With that doubles victory, Hollinger now has recorded 55 doubles wins in her career, which is a Mount Union record. Nicole Camardo also improved her singles record to 12-5 on the year with a 6-2,6-2 win.

Mount Union will next travel to Marietta, Ohio to take on Marietta on Tuesday, April 15 at 3:30 p.m.

Singles competition
1. Kathryn Whaling (CAP) def. Mary-Catherine Beck (MTU) 6-1, 6-0
2. Robin Burnett (CAP) def. Leslie Douglass (MTU) 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
3. Marissa Hollinger (MTU) def. Erin Gilliam (CAP) 6-0, 6-0
4. Nicole Camardo (MTU) def. Jamie Schwefel (CAP) 6-4, 6-2
5. Samantha Cotten (MTU) def. Sara Seneski (CAP) 6-2, 6-2
6. Tara Biedenbach (MTU) def. Amy Miller (CAP) 6-0, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Mary-Catherine Beck/Tara Biedenbach (MTU) def. Kathryn Whaling/Jamie Schwefel (CAP) 8-1
2. Leslie Douglass/Marissa Hollinger (MTU) def. Erin Gilliam/Sara Seneski (CAP) 8-1
3. Nicole Camardo/Samantha Cotten (MTU) def. Robin Burnett/Amy Miller (CAP) 8-6