Claremont, Calif. - Eighth-ranked DePauw dropped to 6-4 on the season following a 7-2 match to third-ranked Williams College in a match played at Pomona-Pitzer.
Both of DePauw's points came in doubles as the number-two tandem of Caroline Emhardt and Maggie MacPhail posted a 9-7 victory over Kara Shoemaker and Kathleen Elkins and the number-three duo of Julie Wittwer and Kaitlin Pickrel topped Nancy Worley and Veranika Li 8-5.
DePauw faces 28th-ranked UC-Santa Cruz at 9 a.m. PDT tomorrow.
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DePauw University vs Williams College
3/24/2013 at Claremont, Calif.
(Pomona-Pitzer)
#3 Williams College 7, #8 DePauw University 2
Singles competition
1. Kara Shoemaker (WILLIAMS) def. Maggie MacPhail (DPU) 6-7 (4-7), 6-0, 1-0 (10-4)
2. Rebecca Curran (WILLIAMS) def. Meg Crowley (DPU) 6-3, 6-2
3. Kathleen Elkins (WILLIAMS) def. Claire Marshall (DPU) 6-0, 6-1
4. Nancy Worley (WILLIAMS) def. Caroline Emhardt (DPU) 6-2, 7-6 (7-2)
5. Maria Pylypiv (WILLIAMS) def. Julie Wittwer (DPU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Alex Stone (WILLIAMS) def. Elizabeth Young (DPU) 6-1, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Maria Pylypiv/Rebecca Curran (WILLIAMS) def. Meg Crowley/Claire Marshall (DPU) 8-3
2. Caroline Emhardt/Maggie MacPhail (DPU) def. Kara Shoemaker/Kathleen Elkins (WILLIAMS) 9-7
3. Julie Wittwer/Kaitlin Pickrel (DPU) def. Nancy Worley/Veranika Li (WILLIAMS) 8-5
Match Notes:
DePauw University 6-4; National ranking #8
Williams College 7-2; National ranking #3
