The Wheaton College women's tennis team, ranked no. 20 overall in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Northeast Region rankings, dropped a 6-3 decision to the University of Charleston (W.V.) on Wednesday afternoon.
Junior Lyndsay Cooke (Bakersfield, Calif./Bakersfield Christian)and sophomore Alexandra Marlowe (Mesa, Ariz./Mountain View)teamed up for a No.1 doubles victory and also won their respective singles matches.
Cooke defeated sophomore Kelsey Hensley (Ashland, K.Y.) by a score of 6-2, 6-2 and Marlowe posted a 6-1, 6-2 triumph over freshman Ann Maria Pena (Bogota, Columbia). In No.1 doubles play, Cooke and Marlowe turned aside the team of Hensley and junior Madeline Caropino (Temecula, Calif.) with an 8-2 victory.
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The Lyons (9-6, 4-3 NEWMAC) will take a ten-day hiatus from competition before they host the Wheaton Invitational Sunday, March 24 at 10 a.m.
Charleston (W.V.) 6, Wheaton 3
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Singles:
1. Lyndsay Cooke (WHE) def. Kelsey Hensley (CHA) 6-2, 6-2
2. Alexandra Marlowe (WHE) def. Ann Maria Pena (CHA) 6-1, 6-2
3. Malika Mali (CHA) def. Jesse Boggis (WHE) 6-4, 6-0
4. Madeline Caropino (CHA) def. Kathryn Burleson (WHE) 6-2, 6-2
5. Taylor Todd (CHA) def. Jessica Moore (WHE) 6-1, 6-1
6. Marieve Edwards (CHA) def. Julia Parmakian (WHE) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles:
1. Lyndsay Cooke/Alexandra Marlowe (WHE) def. Kelsey Hensley/Madeline Caropino (CHA) 8-2
2. Malika Mali/Ann Maria Pena (CHA) def. Caroline DiNicola/Kathryn Burleson (WHE) 8-0
3. Taylor Todd/Courtney Pierron (CHA) def. Jesse Boggis/Julia Parmakian (WHE) 8-2
*- doubles matches played first
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