Hilton Head, S.C. - The Marian women's tennis team started their spring break trip off with a bang on Monday morning, defeating Missouri Valley in dominating fasion. The Knights swept the Vikings 7-0 to move to 12-4 overall on the season. 

Marian picked up the doubles point pretty quick, as Emma Chrome and Josie Yarbrough defeated Nikoleta Aleksci and Tristan Liebenberg 6-0 at No. 3 doubles, followed by Betija Dusele and Katharina Bopst picking up the 6-3 win over Milene Marciniuk and Anais Gerard at the No. 1 spot. Isadora Muller and Dana Savarino were leading 5-4 over Queralt Carbo and Claudia Casas before their match went unfinished. 

In singles action, Chrome got things rolling with her 6-0, 6-0 win over Casas at No. 3 singles before Bopst followed suit by winning 6-2, 6-2 at the No. 2 spot against Marciniuk. At the No. 1 singles, Dusele picked up the win in three sets, downing Carbo 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-9). Muller sealed the win for the Knights as she picked up the next win at the No. 4 spot, taking down Gerard 6-0, 6-0. Savarino and Joelle Leihbacher picked up the next two wins to help Marian have the 7-0 sweep. Savarino defeated Aleksci 6-0, 6-3 at No. 5 singles, with Leihbacher winning 6-2, 6-2 over Liebenberg at tge No. 6 spot. 

Marian will be back in action tomorrow as they face Milligan at 8:30 a.m. 

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