Blue Devils defeat Dowagiac netters 7-1

Published 8:43 am Thursday, April 29, 2010

By SCOTT NOVAK
Dowagiac Daily News

Dowagiac's Macy Howard was the lone winner against Gull Lake on Wednesday.

Dowagiac's Macy Howard was the lone winner against Gull Lake on Wednesday.

One of the best teams in the Wolverine Conference came calling on Wednesday and the Dowagiac tennis team had no answers.

Gull Lake, who won the Greater Kalamazoo Area tournament on Monday, defeated the Chieftains 7-1.

Dowagiac’s lone victory came at No. 1 singles where Macy Howard
defeated Katie Loney 6-1 and 6-0.

The junior varsity tennis team was defeated by Gull Lake 9-1.

Winning the lone match for the Chieftains were Rachel McLaughlin and Amber Eblin who defeated Kristi Deshess and Amber Henniges 5-3, 4-5 and 10-8.

Gull Lake…7
Dowagiac…1
Singles

1. Macy Howard (D) d. Katie Loney 6-1, 6-0; 2. Lexi Rice (GL) d. Marquira Smith 6-0, 6-0; 3. Emily Stadt (GL) d. Casey Collins 6-1, 6-0; 4. Vanessa Lancaster (GL) d. Maggie Cripe 6-0, 6-0

Doubles
1. Jessi Burkhardt -Kelsey Haasch (GL) d. Alyssa Greenwood – Breneesha Jones 6-2, 6-2; 2. Grace Theisen – Lorissa Castro (GL) d. Shannon Keene- Rachel Petro 6-2, 6-2; 3. Brittany Shannon- Lauren Lancaster (GL) d. Allie Flewelling – Jessica Martin 6-4, 6-0; 4. Laura Pausch -Molly Wiegand (GL) d. Jessica Holmes -Megan Corey 6-1, 6-2