Final Results
Lourdes returned to the .500 mark overall this season with its fifth consecutive victory, defeating Concordia (Mich.) 7-0 on Saturday afternoon at Liberty Athletic Club in Ann Arbor, Mich. for the Gray Wolves' first Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference win of the year.
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"It's encouraging to have so much momentum at this point in the season," head coach
Epifani Jones said afterwards.
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Lourdes opened by winning both of the contested doubles contests after picking up a third doubles victory by default.Â
Mallory Schardt (Temperance, Mich./Rogers H.S.) and
Cleo Moore (Atlanta, Ga./Riverwood International H.S.) teamed for a 6-1 triumph at the top spot while
Laura Ortiz (Bogota, Columbia/Gimnasio Los Pinos) and
Olivia Schoppa (Gutersloh, Germany/Stadtisches Gymnasium Gutersloh) scored a 6-0 win at the second spot.
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The Gray Wolves were a winner by default at sixth singles and won the other five matches all in straight sets. Moore posted a 6-2, 6-4 win at number one while Schardt was a 6-2, 6-0 winner at the second spot.Â
Bella Chella (Lusaka, Zambia/Pretoria H.S. for Girls) cruised to a 6-0, 6-0 win at third singles while Schoppa notched a 6-0, 6-1 win at the fourth spot. Ortiz completed the sweep with her 6-1, 6-0 win at number five.
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Lourdes (6-6, 1-3 WHAC) is now scheduled to return to the courts on April 14 for a 2 p.m. match against Spring Arbor in Spring Arbor, Mich.
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