Dowagiac tennis team falls to visiting Vicksburg

Published 11:32 pm Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Dowagiac’s Hope Daniel was the lone winner on Tuesday for the Chieftain tennis team as it was defeated by visiting Vicksburg 7-1 in a Wolverine Conference match.

Daniel defeated Meredith Miller at No. 1 singles 6-2 and 6-3.

Vicksburg…7

Dowagiac…1

Singles

1. Hope Daniel (D) d. Meredith Miller 6-2, 6-3; 2. Claire Walters (V) d. Shannon Keene 6-3, 7-6(1); 3. Emily Richards (V) d. Harley Beaver 6-0, 6-0; 4. Chelsie Miller (V) d. Kristina Bunn 6-1, 6-0

Doubles

1. Becca Oestrike-Paige Woodstock (V) d. Jessica Martin-Megan Hornburg 6-0, 6-4; 2. Erika Fojtik-Victoria Mutch (V) d. Erica Greenwood-Sydney Foote 6-1, 6-0; 3 Hannah Bowman-Katie Oswalt (V) d. Rebecca Luth-Madison Proshwitz 6-0, 6-2; 4. Amber Seifert-Brittney Whipple (V) d. Easton Preston-Erin Corey 6-1, 6-1

Edwardsburg…4

Brandywine…4

The Brandywine tennis team won three out of four doubles flights to force a tie with visiting Edwardsburg Tuesday afternoon in a battle of Lakeland Conference unbeatens.

The Eddies (5-1-1, 4-0-1 Lakeland) conversely took three out of the four singles flights.

Brandywine’s lone victory in singles came when Jessica Blank won in three sets over Hayley Jones 6-3, 6-7 and 6-3.

“Just a great job by Jessica Blank as hers was the last match on and their third set took one hour and she finally won on her fourth match point to give us the tie,” Brandywine coach Joe Marazita said. “Both teams played well and competed hard and I am very proud of our effort.”

Edwardsburg’s lone win in doubles came in the fourth flight when Madison Hatkevich and Andrea Wagoner defeated Taylor Mattiford and Alissa Gamble 7-5 and 6-4.

Edwardsburg…4

Brandywine…4

Singles

1. Alex Watts (E) d. Alyssa Robbins 6-3, 6-0; 2. Jessica Blank (B) d. Hayley Jones 6-3, 6-7, 6-3; 3. Connie Krutschbach (E) d. Lauren Hopper 6-1, 6-1; 4 Tory Treat (E) d. Cassie Kelly 6-2, 6-1

Doubles

1. Lauren Leonard-Kelsey Prestly (B) d. Jamie Richardson-Alyssa Nasco 6-3, 6-0; Lena Miles-Ashley DeJonge (B) d. Kinzie Hahn-Sydney Brancaleon 4-6, 6-4, 6-2; 3. Jessy Cooper-Rachel Gipson (B) d. Sakura Rowe-Jessica Brown 6-4, 6-0; 4. Madison Hatkevich-Andrea Wagoner (E) d. Taylor Mattiford-Alissa Gamble 7-5, 6-4

Varsity record: Edwardsburg 5-1-1, 4-0-1 Lakeland; Brandywine 6-1-1, 4-0-1 Lakeland