ST. JOE, Mich. - Saint Mary's College Tennis defeated North Park University, 7-0, on Wednesday in their final non-conference matchup. The Belles improve to 11-5 on the year while the Vikings fall to 4-8.
Doubles
Saint Mary's kicked off the day with a dominating sweep of doubles play. Junior Anna Gardner (Houston, TX) and sophomore Odessa Norton (Carmel, IN) continued their strong season with a 6-0 sweep at number three. Senior Evelyn Demblans-Dechans (Missoula, MT) and junior Sophia Pischalko (Granger, IN) followed that up with a strong 6-2 win at number two to claim the doubles point. The Belles wouldn't stop there as senior Emma Kealy (Hudson, OH) and sophomore Shannon Dudy (Glenview, IL) earned a 6-3 win at the number one match for the doubles sweep.
Singles
Pischalko kicked off singles play with a straight sweep at the number five match, 6-0 6-0, before sophomore Lanie Brant (Stevensville, MI) followed that up with a dominating 6-1 6-0 win of her own at number six. Gardner then followed that with an impressive win of her own at number two, 6-1 6-0, to claim the match win for the Belles. Dudy then followed that with a win at the number three match, 6-2 6-1. Kealy and Demblans-Dechans finished off the day for the Belles to complete the sweep. Kealy earned a 6-0 6-4 win at number one while Demblans-Dechans earned a 6-2 6-2 win at number four.
UP NEXT FOR THE BELLES
Saint Mary's takes a nine day break before they return to the court to kick off MIAA play. The Belles kick off conference play on March 27 as they head north to take on Albion College before making a quick trip to Alma College on March 28 to take on Alma College.
Match Results
Doubles
1: Emma Kealy/Shannon Dudy def. Pugachova/Gifvars 6-3
2: Evelyn Demblans-Dechans/Sophia Pischalko def. Dudas/Sand 6-2
3: Anna Gardner/Odessa Norton def. Chleboun/Murphy 6-0
Singles
1: Emma Kealy def. Pugachova 6-0 6-4
2: Anna Gardner def. Sand 6-1 6-0
3: Shannon Dudy def. Gifvars 6-2 6-1
4: Evelyn Demblans-Dechans def. Dudas 6-2 6-2
5: Sophia Pischalko def. Chleboun 6-0 6-0
6: Lanie Brant def. Murphy 6-1 6-0
