KERRVILLE, Texas - The Saint Mary's tennis team opened their spring break trip to Texas with a 5-4 win over Schreiner. The Belles competed later in the evening and fell in an 8-1 final against East Texas Baptist University.
Alyssa Gulli was the first singles match off the court as the freshman prevailed 6-0, 6-4 at five singles.
Elizabeth Preister then gave the Belles the lead with a 6-2, 6-2 win at six singles.
Meredith Heckert put Saint Mary's within a point of the win after a 6-0, 6-4 victory at three singles.
Lilly Chamberlin nearly came back to force a decisive third set at four singles but came up shy in the second set tiebreaker in a 6-0, 7-6 (7-5) final at four singles.
Monica Davy shouldered a tough 3-6, 6-0, 6-0 loss at one singles. With the match on the line,
Megan Davy came back from a second-set loss with a commanding third set for a 6-0, 1-6, 6-1 win at two singles to clinch the team victory.
Heckert and
Megan Davy each came up shy in 6-3, 6-2 finals at two and one singles, respectively. Gulli nearly made a second-set comeback to force a third set, but the freshman was on the short end of a 6-2, 6-4 score at four singles.
Monica Davy had a 6-3, 6-3 setback at three singles against the Tigers.
Nicole Becker fell by the same 6-3, 6-3 margin at six singles.
Lilly Chamberlin battled her way to a grueling 6-4, 7-5 win at five singles as the final match on the courts for the night.
The Belles (6-2) are slated to take on No. 11 ranked Trinity on Monday at 12:00 p.m. CDT.
East Texas Baptist University 8, Saint Mary's College 1
Singles competition
1. Elisa Kendall (ETBU) def. Megan Davy (SMC) 6-3, 6-2
2. Tess Willis (ETBU) def. Meredith Heckert (SMC) 6-3, 6-2
3. Tiffany Stankiewicz (ETBU) def. Monica Davy (SMC) 6-3, 6-3
4. Kaleigh Smith (ETBU) def. Alyssa Gulli (SMC) 6-2, 6-4
5. Lilly Chamberlin (SMC) def. Mullika Seekhieo (ETBU) 6-4, 7-5
6. Olivia Parmelly (ETBU) def. Nicole Becker (SMC) 6-3, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Olivia Parmelly/Kaleigh Smith (ETBU) def. Megan Davy/Monica Davy (SMC) 8-6
2. Elisa Kendall/Tiffany Stankiewicz (ETBU) def. Lilly Chamberlin/Meredith Heckert (SMC) 8-0
3. Mullika Seekhieo/Tess Willis (ETBU) def. Alyssa Gulli/Elizabeth Preister (SMC) 8-7 (8-6)
Match Notes:
Exhibition singles: Ashley Schenck (ETBU) def Jenna Jaskolka (SMC), 6-3, 6-5
Exh singles: Cassidy Wilcoxson (ETBU) def Carolyn Podawiltz (SMC), 6-2, 6-2
Exh doubles: Lily Brandt/Nicole Becker (SMC) def. Schenck/Wilcoxson, 8-7
