Final Results
Lourdes opened up the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference portion of its schedule on Saturday afternoon, falling 7-0 to Cornerstone inside Shadow Valley Tennis Club.
"The outcome was less than favorable, however, today provided an opportunity to see the Xs and Os in three dimensions and in real time," head coach
Epifani Jones said afterwards.
The Gray Wolves' top doubles team of
Cleo Moore (Atlanta, Ga./Riverwood International H.S.) and
Bella Chela (Lusaka, Zambia/Pretoria H.S. for Girls) forced a tie-break in their match before falling 7-6 (4).
"Bella and Cleo's loss was painful after having match point, but they clearly see they can compete at a higher level and that should be encouraging," Jones added.
Olivia Schoppa (Gutersloh/Stadtisches Gymnaskum Gutersloh) and
Laura Ortiz (Bogota, Columbia/Gimnasio Los Pinos) fell 6-2 at second doubles while
Mallory Schardt (Temperance, Mich./Bedford H.S.) and
Jordan Bucher (North Baltimore, Ohio/North Baltimore H.S.) suffered a 6-1 setback at the third spot.
In singles play, Cornerstone (3-2, 1-0 WHAC) won all six matches in straight sets. Schardt fell 6-0, 6-2 at the top of the lineup while Chela dropped a 6-3, 6-0 decision at number two singles while Schoppa lost by the same score at fourth singles. At the third spot, Moore dropped a 6-2, 6-0 match and Ortiz suffered a 6-0, 6-1 setback at number five. Bucher rounded out the lineup at number six singles, falling 6-0, 6-0.
Lourdes (1-4, 0-1) returns to the court on March 7 as the Gray Wolves host Indiana Tech. First serve is set for 11:30 a.m. at Shadow Valley.
