Women’s Tennis Opens Season with a Tri-Match at Home

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The women's tennis team began their 2010 season at home on Saturday with a tri-match against Franklin and Mount St. Joseph. Nicole Lovins notched a win in her No. 6 singles match against MSJ, while Katie Carunchia and Danielle LaBarbera teamed up for a doubles win.

Kirsten Wieland got the Yellow Jackets off to a good start in her No. 1 singles match against MSJ senior, and HCAC Player-to-Watch, Judy Frey. Wieland notched a 6-4 win in the opening set before falling 6-3 to force a third set, which ended in a 10-7 loss. Wieland teamed up with Catie Savage, another promising freshman athlete on the squad, to post some competitive scores against both MSJ and Franklin in No. 1 doubles action.  

Nicole Lovins won handily in her No. 6 singles match against Mount's Ariel Litzinger, surrendering just one point through two sets. Katie Carunchia and Danielle LaBarbera teamed up to win a thriller in No. 3 doubles action, with a 9-8, 8-6 win over the Lions.

The tennis team will return to the courts on Thursday, September 9, when they Host Sinclair Community College, beginning at 5:30 p.m.

Franklin def. Defiance; 9-0

Doubles
No. 1 – Bright/Schafer (FC) def. Wieland/Savage (9-7)
No. 2 – Pasek/McAdams (FC) def. Stevens/Lovins (8-2)
No. 3 – Snyder/Beatty (FC) def. Carunchia/LaBarbera (8-4) 

Singles
No. 1 – Bright (FC) def. Wieland (6-2) (6-1)
No. 2 – Pasek (FC) def. Savage (6-3) (6-0)
No. 3 – Schafer (FC) def. Stevens (6-0) (6-0)
No. 4 – Tuley (FC) def. Carunchia (6-3) (6-1)
No. 5 – Gott (FC) def. Brown (6-0) (6-0)
No. 6 – Gillaspy (FC) def. Lovins (6-4) (6-1) 

Mount St. Joseph def. Defiance; 7-2 

Doubles
No.1 – Frey/Donovan (MSJ) def. Wieland/Savage (8-5)
No. 2 – Teagle/McDonald (MSJ) def. Stevens/Lovins (8-5)
No. 3 – LaBarbera/Carunchia (DC) def. Harris/Litzinger (9-8) (8-6) 

Singles
No.1 – Frey (MSJ) def. Wieland (4-6) (6-3) (10-7)
No. 2 – Donovan (MSJ) def. Savage (6-4) (6-1)
No. 3 – Teagle (MSJ) def. Stevens (6-1) (6-0)
No. 4 – McDonald (MSJ) def. Carunchia (6-0) (6-3)
No. 5 – Brown (MSJ) def. Harris (6-1) (6-1)
No. 6 – Lovins (DC) def. Litzinger (6-1) (6-0)