KALAMAZOO, Mich. - Saint Mary's College Tennis defeated Kalamazoo College, 6-1, in the penultimate regular season match of the season. The Belles improve to 17-6 (6-1 MIAA) while the Hornets fall to 11-6 (5-2 MIAA).
 
Doubles
Saint Mary's got out to a quick start with back-to-back wins to claim the doubles point. Senior Evelyn Demblans-Dechans (Missoula, MT) and junior Sophia Pischalko (Granger, IN) took home a strong 6-2 win at number two to kick off doubles play before junior Anna Gardner (Houston, TX) and sophomore Odessa Norton (Carmel, IN) followed that quickly with a 6-2 win of their own at number three. Kalamazoo closed out doubles play with a win at the number one match.
 
Singles
The Hornets started strong in singles play as they took the number two matchup to tie the match early at one each. The Belles would go on a roll to take home five straight singles matches to clinch the match victory. Sophomore Shannon Dudy (Glenview, IL) took home a strong win at the number three matchup 6-2 6-3 to start the streak for the Belles. Senior Emma Kealy (Hudson, OH) followed that up with a big 6-1 6-4 win at the number one match to extend the lead. Pichalko went down early after losing the first set at the number four match, but the junior bounced back and took the second and third sets to clinch the match win for the Belles, 2-6 6-2 6-2. Demblans-Dechans took home a quick win over her opponent at the number five matchup, 6-0 6-3, before sophomore Lanie Brant (Stevensville, MI) earned a hard-fought 6-1 7-6 (7-4) win at number six.
 
UP NEXT FOR THE BELLES
Saint Mary's closes out the regular season on Saturday as they take a trip to Holland, MI to take on Hope College at 1pm.
 
Match Results
Doubles
1: Pullen/Lyons def. Emma Kealy/Shannon Dudy 6-4
2: Evelyn Demblans-Dechans/Sophia Pischalko def. Bougioukou/Kimbouris 6-2
3: Anna Gardner/Odessa Norton def. Krause/Liles 6-2
Singles
1: Emma Kealy def. Pullen 6-1 6-4
2: Lyons def. Anna Gardner 6-1 6-1
3: Shannon Dudy def. Bougioukou 6-2 6-3
4: Sophia Pischalko def. Stevison 2-6 6-2 6-2
5: Evelyn Demblans-Dechans def. Krause 6-0 6-3
6: Lanie Brant def. Liles 6-1 7-6 (7-4)