The Hillsdale College women's tennis team sent its two graduating seniors out in style on Friday and Saturday, rolling past Kentucky Wesleyan and Thomas More in the final two home matches of the season.
The victories mean Hillsdale seniors Megan Hackaman and
Isabella Spinazze will go out as winners on their home court, while the pair of wins also pushed the Chargers' record above .500 both overall and in G-MAC play.
Hillsdale made quick work of a shorthanded Kentucky Wesleyan team on Friday night, sweeping to a 7-0 victory. Seniors Hackman and Spinazze teamed up to take a 6-0 victory at No. 2 doubles and the nationally ranked pairing of junior
Ane Dannhauser and sophomore
Briana Rees cruised at No. 1 doubles, 6-0, as well to secure the doubles point.
In singles play, Hillsdale dropped just two games in five contested matches on the court. Dannhauser at No. 1 singles, sophomore
Julia Zlateva at No. 3 singles, freshman
Esther Sura at No. 4 singles and Spinazze at No. 5 singles all cruised to 6-0, 6-0 victories, while Rees also took down Kentucky Wesleyan's Anna Bongart 6-0, 6-2 at No. 2 singles to complete the sweep.
The Chargers got a tougher fight on Saturday from Thomas More, but were still able to dispatch the Saints with relative ease in a 6-1 victory.
Dannhauser and Rees stayed hot at No. 1 doubles with a 6-1 win over their Saints counterparts, and the freshman pairing of
Dimitra Papastavrou and
Esther Sura earned a 6-1 victory at No. 3 doubles as well to clinch the doubles point for Hillsdale.
In singles play, Dannhauser continued to roll with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Thomas More's Alexis Covington at No. 1 singles, and Rees also won 6-3, 6-1 at No. 2 singles over the Saints' Ella Cason. Zlateva took a 6-1, 6-3 victory at No. 4 singles over Thomas More's Hallie Lathram to clinch the match, while Papastavrou beat the Saints' Sadie Jones 6-2, 6-2 at No. 5 singles and Sura took a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Nicki Bauer of Thomas More at No. 6 singles to add to the win.
The Chargers are now 10-8 overall, 4-3 in the G-MAC and still in play for a top four seed in the G-MAC Tournament entering the final week of the regular season. Hillsdale travels to Ursuline on Friday, April 17 for a match before finishing the campaign against G-MAC title contender Walsh on the road on April 18.
