Box score
It had been a while since the Hillsdale College women's tennis team got to zero in on an opponent. Saturday afternoon, the wait turned out to be worth it.
The Chargers improved to 4-3 on the season with a 7-2 win over Lake Superior State in Sault Ste. Marie. The team stays north Sunday to face Michigan Tech University.
The team was able to return to its traditional strength of excellent doubles play. Hillsdale went 3-0 versus the Lakers in doubles matches, though all were competitive. In the top flight, senior Sydney Delp teamed up with freshman Julia Formentin for a thrilling 9-7 win.
The most decisive win in doubles was won by freshman Halle Hyman and senior Lindsay Peirce, 8-2. Freshman Corinne Prost and junior Dana Grace Buck were 8-5 victors at No. 3 doubles.
Hyman returned to her winning ways at No. 1 singles, bouncing back impressively from a second-set loss, in a 6-1, 1-6, 6-4 victory.
Delp rolled to a 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 4 singles, while freshman Madeline Bissett was a 6-2, 6-2 winner at No. 5 singles. Formentin swept her way to a 6-0, 6-2 win at No. 6 singles for the Chargers.
