ADA, Ohio - The Saint Mary's tennis team shouldered a tough 7-2 loss at Ohio Northern on Saturday.

 

The Belles went up 2-1 through the completion of doubles. Grace Clearwater and Hannah Gerner had a tough 8-2 setback at three doubles before Evelyn Demblans-Dechans and Anna Gardner claimed an 8-5 win at two doubles. Alayna Campbell and Emma Kealy then fought their way to a tight 8-6 win at one doubles for the Belles.

 

The Polar Bears, however, claimed all six singles flights in the match. Hannah Gerner fell 6-0, 6-1 at five singles, and Anna Gardner shouldered a 6-2, 6-1 setback at four singles. Alanya Campbell nearly forced a third set in a 6-1, 6-4 final at one singles. Similarly, Emma Kealy also played a close second set in a 6-0, 6-4 match at two singles. Grace Clearwater and Evelyn Demblans-Dechans both showed that same grit with tight second-set scores as Clearwater came up short in a 6-1, 6-4 decision at six singles and Demblans-Dechans was on the wrong side of a 6-3, 6-4 final at three singles.

 

The Belles (1-1) will now prepare for the Hope Tournament, which takes place on September 15 and 16 in Holland, Michigan.

 

 

Ohio Northern 7, Saint Mary's College 2
 Singles competition
1. Jenna Bell (ONUW) def. Alayna Campbell (SMC) 6-1, 6-4
2. Jamie Hurst (ONUW) def. Emma Kealy (SMC) 6-0, 6-4
3. Abby Cruser (ONUW) def. E. Demblans-Dechans (SMC) 6-3, 6-4
4. Regan Landis (ONUW) def. Anna Gardner (SMC) 6-2, 6-1
5. Katie O'Connell (ONUW) def. Hannah Gerner (SMC) 6-0, 6-1
6. Julianne Sheldon (ONUW) def. Grace Clearwater (SMC) 6-1, 6-4

 Doubles competition
1. Alayna Campbell/Emma Kealy (SMC) def. Jenna Bell/Abby Cruser (ONUW) 8-6
2. E. Demblans-Dechans/Anna Gardner (SMC) def. Jamie Hurst/Julianne Sheldon (ONUW) 8-5
3. Katie O'Connell/Regan Landis (ONUW) def. Grace Clearwater/Hannah Gerner (SMC) 8-2

Match Notes:
Saint Mary's College 1-1
Ohio Northern 3-1
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (5,4,1,2,6,3)