April 24, 2005, N. Little Rock, Ark. - The sixth-ranked DePauw women's tennis team dropped to 15-6 on the season after a 6-3 loss to fifth-ranked Trinity in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference championship match.

The Tigers fell behind 2-1 after doubles competition with the one win coming from Liz Bondi and Jill Anderson at the number one slot. Trinity then took four of the six singles matches for the win. Bondi improved to 28-2 overall and 17-1 in dual matches by defeating Jackie Mendillo 6-2, 6-3. Erin Andrade also won at number four over Megan Suarez by a 6-4, 6-4 score. Two of the Tigers' losses in singles came in three sets.

Tennis Match Results
DePauw University vs Trinity (Texas) University
4/24/2005 at N. Little Rock, Ark.

#5 Trinity (Texas) University 6, #6 DePauw University 3
Singles competition:
1. Liz Bondi (DEPAUW) def. Jackie Mendillo (TRINITY) 6-2, 6-3
2. Alicia Hunt (TRINITY) def. Amrita Padda (DEPAUW) 6-2, 6-3
3. Laura Steinmetz (TRINITY) def. Alex Nelson (DEPAUW) 6-2, 0-6, 6-0
4. Erin Andrade (DEPAUW) def. Megan Suarez (TRINITY) 6-4, 6-4
5. Hayley Dittus (TRINITY) def. Claire Ellis (DEPAUW) 6-2, 6-7 (7-9), 1-0 (10-8)
6. Christy Austin (TRINITY) def. Connie Shim (DEPAUW) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles competition:
1. Liz Bondi/Jill Anderson (DEPAUW) def. Laura Steinmetz/Christy Austin (TRINITY) 8-2
2. Jackie Mendillo/Megan Suarez (TRINITY) def. Claire Ellis/Amrita Padda (DEPAUW) 8-4
3. Alicia Hunt/Hayley Dittus (TRINITY) def. Alex Nelson/Connie Shim (DEPAUW) 8-3

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