Greencastle, Ind.- Recording its fourth win in a row, the DePauw women's tennis team found its footing early in its 8-1 victory over Rose-Hulman. The Tigers improved to 5-4, while the Fightin' Engineers dropped to 1-8 for the season.
Alex Preston and
Katie King gave the Tigers an early 1-0 lead on court three after defeating the Fightin' Engineers' Brooke Carpenter and Katherine Millwood 8-0.
Valerie Doherty and
Kassie Green blanked Rose-Hulman's Camille Clark and Ella Dorfmueller 8-0 on court two, putting DePauw up 2-0.
Ellen Gardner and
Kat Wilder completed the doubles sweep after beating Taylor Goldman and Wynne Aldrich 8-3 on court one.
In singles play,
Kat Wilder defeated Katherine Millwood 6-0, 6-0 on court five to put the Tigers up 4-0. On court six,
Bella DeNardo clinched the win for the Tigers after beating Brooke Carpenter 6-2, 6-0. In the remaining matches,
Katie King on court four beat Camille Clark 6-0, 6-1, while
Kassie Green defeated Dorfmueller 6-1, 6-1 on court three. In the final two matches of the evening, courts one and two battled in their respective tiebreakers. On court one,
Ellen Gardner outlasted Taylor Goldman, beating her 6-1, 4-6, 10-6, and on court two, the Fightin' Engineers recorded its lone win of the day after Wynne Aldrich defeated
Valerie Doherty 1-6, 6-3, 10-8, in a back and forth matchup.
DePauw 8 , Rose-Hulman 1
Doubles Competition
- Ellen Gardner/ Kat Wilder (DPUW) def. Taylor Goldman/ Wynne Aldrich (RHW)8-3
- Kassie Green/ Valerie Doherty (DPUW) def. Camille Clark/ Ella DorfMueller (RHW) 8-0
- Katie King/ Alex Preston (DPUW) def. Brooke Carpenter/Katherine Millwood (RHW) 8-0
Singles Competition
- Ellen Gardner (DPUW) def. Taylor Goldman (RHW) 6-1,4-6, 10-6
- Wynne Aldrich (RHW) def. Valerie Doherty (DPUW) 1-6, 6-3, 10-8
- Kassie Green (DPUW) def. Ella DorfMueller (RHW) 6-1, 6-1
- Katie King (DPUW) def. Camille Clark (RHW) 6-0, 6-1
- Kat Wilder(DPUW) def. Katherine Millwood (RHW) 6-0, 6-0
- Bella DeNardo (DPUW) def. Brooke Carpenter(RHW) 6-2, 6-0
Match Notes:
DePauw University: 5-4
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology: 1-8
Singles order: 5,6,4,3,1,2
| Doubles order: 3,2,1