ROGERS, Minn. – The No. 33rd-ranked Bethel University women's tennis team claimed a 9-0 win over Saint Mary's Friday evening.
Improving to 3-0 on the year, the Royals get their second shutout win of the season and have now won nine of their last 10 over the Cardinals.
For the season, the MIAC is using the 9-point team scoring. BU took all three doubles matches with No. 1 and No. 3 both winning by 8-3 scores. The Royals are now 9-0 in doubles matches this season.
Michaella Sullivan,
Claire Keller,
Julia Baber and
Courtney DeWall (Nuest) all won their third consecutive singles matches. Sullivan, Thole and DeWall did not surrender a game to their SMU opponent, winning 6-0, 6-0 in all matches.
THE SCORES
Singles competition
1.
Lauryn Douglas (BU) def. Alli Laux (SMU) 6-3, 6-3
2.
Michaella Sullivan (BU) def. Elena Ruzevich (SMU) 6-0, 6-0
3.
Claire Keller (BU) def. Emily Dondelinger (SMU) 6-2, 6-1
4.
Julia Baber (BU) def. Kathryn Stiegel (SMU) 6-0, 6-1
5.
Emma Thole (BU) def. Harsha Gangasani (SMU) 6-0, 6-0
6.
Courtney DeWall (Nuest) (BU) def. Olivia Molumby (SMU) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles competition
1.
Lauryn Douglas/
Michaella Sullivan (BU) def. Alli Laux/Elena Ruzevich (SMU) 8-3
2.
Julia Baber/
Claire Keller (BU) def. Emily Dondelinger/Olivia Molumby (SMU) 8-0
3.
Elisabeth Langhus/
Emma Thole (BU) def. Christina Jones/Maddie Jensen (SMU) 8-3
UP NEXT
Bethel heads to Fargo on Sunday to take on Concordia at 1 p.m. at Courts Plus.
