MARIETTA, Ohio — The Marietta College women's tennis team dropped a close 5-4 decision to Alma College Sunday (Feb. 22) at the Marietta Tennis Center. Marietta is 0-2 overall, while Alma moves to 2-1 on the season.
Alma picked up wins at the top two doubles positions to take a 2-1 lead.
Kelsey Jeffery (The Plains/Athens) and
Hannah Stankus (Buckhannon, W.Va./Buckhannon-Upshur) got the Pioneers on the board with an 8-6 win at No. 3 over Claudia Barajas and Amy Wood. In the top spot, Megan Solano and Morgan Waier downed
Carey Becker (Cincinnati/Walnut Hills) and
Cate Gisser (Westlake/Magnificat), 8-1. Nicki Malekadeli and Paige Pontious defeated
Lauren Bush (Kent/Theodore Roosevelt) and
Natalie Turner (Marysville/Marysville) by the score of 8-1 at No. 2.
GisserThe Pioneers fell one point short winning three of the six singles matches. At No. 2, Gisser posted a 1-6, 6-3, 12-10 win over Waier. Jeffery took the No. 5 match against Barajas, 6-4 and 6-1, while Stankus beat Chloe Ramsey at No. 6 by the score of 9-7.
Alma secured the team victory with wins at Nos. 1, 3 and 4. Solano downed Becker in the top spot, 6-1 and 6-0. Malekadeli took the No. 3 match against Turner, 6-3 and 6-1, while Pontious beat Bush at No. 4, 6-0 and 6-1.
Marietta is back in action next week when the Pioneers ravel to Hilton Head, S.C. for spring break. Fans can follow the Pioneers all season long at
pioneers.marietta.edu. You can also follow the Pioneers on Facebook at
facebook.com/MariettaCollege and @MariettaPioneer on Twitter and Instagram.
