APRIL 18, 2016

KING'S WOMEN'S TENNIS DOPS 8-1 DECISION TO MESSIAH

GRANTHAM -- The King's College women's tennis team dropped all three doubles matches to start, then won one of eight singles bouts in a 8-1 loss to host Messiah College Monday in Grantham.

With the loss King's slipped to 5-8 while Messiah improved to 6-5.

King's senior standout Madeline Griffin was King's lone winner as she improved to  14-2 in singles with a 6-3, 6-1 triumph.

King's will next host Misericordia Saturday at 1:00 p.m. at Kirby Park.

Messiah 8 - King's 1

Singles
Madeline Griffin (K) d. Ashli Livermore, 6-3, 6-1
Kaitlyn Russell (M) d. Julia Keppel, 6-1, 6-4
Carly Dove (M) d. Lauren DeReinzi, 6-2, 6-3
Sydney Schandel (M) d. Hannah Jenkins, 6-2, 6-1
Emily Doron (M) d. Maggie Walsh, 6-2, 6-1
Meagan Scala (M) d. Miranda Warunek, 6-3, 6-0

Doubles
Livermore/Kelly Hopkins (M) d. Griffin/Jenkins, 8-3
Russell/Dove (M) d. DeReinzi/Walsh, 9-7
Schandel/Doron (M) d. Keppel/Warunek

Team Records:
Messiah, 6-5
King's 5-8