Lady Jackets Fall to Manchester and Hanover

N. Manchester, Ind.—The 2007 campaign got off to a rough start for the Defiance College women's tennis team on Saturday at Manchester College.

The Lady Yellow Jackets suffered a pair of 9-0 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference defeats to Manchester and Hanover.

Defiance (0-2) will play at St. Francis on Tuesday before hosting Grace College on Thursday at 4:00 pm.

Manchester 9, Defiance 0

Singles

No. 1 Mili Ridoutt (M) def. Emily Meyer (D) 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 Sarah Conwell (M) def. Amanda Auzins (D) 6-0, 6-2
No. 3 Christa Hunter (M) def. Loral Smith (D) 6-0, 6-2
No. 4 Jordin Youst (M) def. Cindy Toth (D) 6-0, 6-2
No. 5 Jessica Mertz (M) def. Chelsea French (D) 6-0, 6-0
No. 6 Nikki Ferguson (M) def. Brittney Martin (D) 6-0, 6-1

Doubles

No. 1 Ridoutt/Conwell (M) def. Meyer/Auzins (D) 8-6
No. 2 Hunter/Youst (M) def. Smith/Toth (D) 8-1
No. 3 Mertz/Emily Vail (M) def. French/Martin (D) 8-2

Hanover 9, Defiance 0

Singles

No. 1 Katie Fleschner (H) def. Emily Meyer (D) 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 Ali Gantz (H) def. Amanda Auzins (D) 6-0, 6-0
No. 3 Angie Parry-Lemon (H) def. Loral Smith (D) 6-2, 6-1
No. 4 Sarah Cox (H) def. Cindy Toth (D) 6-0, 6-1
No. 5 Madison Basch (H) def. Chelsea French (D) 6-0, 6-1
No. 6 Aly Ernstberger (H) def. Brittney Martin (D) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles

No. 1 Fleschner/Gantz (H) def. Meyer/Auzins (D) 8-4
No. 2 Parry-Lemon/Basch (H) def. Smith/Toth (D) 8-1
No. 3 Cox/Courtney Hyde (H) def. French/Martin (D) 8-4