NOTRE DAME, Ind. - Saint Mary's College Tennis defeated the University of Olivet, 7-0, in their MIAA home opener on Monday. The Belles improve to 14-15 (3-0 MIAA) while the Comets fall to 0-8 (0-2 MIAA). The Belles and Comets also celebrated Saint Mary's annual Morgan's Message Match.
 
Doubles
Saint Mary's made quick work of Olivet in doubles play, taking all three matches to claim the doubles point. Junior Anna Gardner (Houston, TX) and sophomore Odessa Norton (Carmel, IN) earned a quick 6-1 win at the number three match before senior Emma Kealy (Hudson, OH) and sophomore Shannon Dudy (Glenview, IL) earned a dominating 6-0 win at number one to claim the point. Senior Evelyn Demblans-Dechans (Missoula, MT) and junior Sophia Pischalko (Granger, IN) closed out doubles play with a 6-2 win at number two.
 
Singles
Gardner and Dudy made quick work of their singles opponents at the numbers two and three matches, both earning 6-0 6-0 wins on the afternoon. Kealy then followed that with a 6-0 6-1 win of her own at the number one match to claim the match victory for the Belles. Sophomore Lanie Brant (Stevensville, MI) closely followed Kealy as she earned a 6-0 6-1 win at the number six match. Pischalko then followed that up with a 6-1 6-1 win at number five before Demblans-Dechans closed out the match with a 6-3 6-0 win at number four.
 
UP NEXT FOR THE BELLES
Saint Mary's will take a week long break before their next MIAA match on April 7 with a trip to Trine University. The Belles then return home on Saturday, April 11, to host Adrian College.
 
Match Results
Doubles
1: Emma Kealy/Shannon Dudy def. Lewis/Neahusan 6-0
2: Evelyn Demblans-Dechans/Sophia Pischalko def. Bentz/Girard 6-2
3: Anna Gardner/Odessa Norton def. Golden/Sawicki 6-1
Singles
1: Emma Kealy def. Girard 6-0 6-1
2: Anna Gardner def. Lewis 6-0 6-0
3: Shannon Dudy def. Bentz 6-0 6-0
4: Evelyn Demblans-Dechans def. Neahusan 6-3 6-0
5: Sophia Pischalko def. Sawicki 6-1 6-1
6: Lanie Brant def. Golden 6-0 6-1