Greencastle, Ind. - DePauw earned its fourth win in its last five matches with a 7-0 victory over visiting Franklin. The Tigers improved to 6-8, while the Grizzlies dropped to 4-8.
The third doubles team of
Allie Stamm and
Katie Geon defeated Franklin's Sofie Ballesteros and Alyssa Harmon, 6-0, before the first doubles team of
Kassie Green and
Ellen Gardner also defeated Franklin's Ailyn Hendricks and Sydney Carson by a 6-0 score to clinch the doubles point. The number two doubles team of
Katie King and
Briah O'Neal topped Franklin's Mattie Foster and Emma Sappenfield, 6-1.Â
Ellen Gardner claimed a 6-0, 6-0 win over Carson at second singles before
Katie King also defeated Sofie Ballesteros at third singles by a 6-0, 6-0 score. Stamm secured the team with by blanking Sappenfield 6-0, 6-0 at the fourth spot.
At sixth singles, O'Neal defeated Foster 6-1, 6-2 followed by Green's 6-2, 6-0 win over Hendricks at first singles and Geon's 6-4, 0-6, 1-0 (10-5) victory over Brenna Atchison at the fifth spot.Â
The Tigers next match is Saturday, April 5, at 1 p.m. against Grace College.Â