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Women's Tennis

Knights Knock Down IU East

INDIANAPOLIS – The Marian women's tennis team picked up another victory Sunday afternoon over IU East 5-2 inside the Healthplex. The Knights move to 11-4 with the win.

Emma Chrome and Tea Vrkic got Marian going as they picked up the first win of the day at No. 3 doubles with the 6-1 victory over Mackenzie Cook and Alyssa Hollingsworth. The Knights clinched the doubles point after Isadora Muller and Dana Savarino defeated Linda Marino and Laura Billing 6-3 at the No. 2 spot. At No. 1 doubles, Katharina Bopst and Betija Dusele were locked 5-5 with Eva Caballero and Amonette Theron, but their match went unfinished.

In singles, Marian claimed the victory in four of the six matches. Chrome picked up the first victory as she took down Theron 6-3, 6-0 at the No. 3 spot, before IU East picked up two straight wins with Bopst falling 6-3, 2-6, 1-0 (10-6) at No. 2 singes, followed by Dusele dropping 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (10-8). With the score tied at 2-2, the Knights took the lead after Muller defeated Billing 6-1, 6-0 to get Marian back on track. Joelle Leihbacher clinched the match for Marian, winning 6-0, 6-0 at the No. 6 spot over Hollingsworth, before Savarino won 6-3, 6-3 against Cook at No. 5 singles.

Marian will return to the courts March 6 against Missouri Valley College to kick off their spring break trip.

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