INDIANAPOLIS – The Marian women's tennis team picked off No. 22-ranked Indiana Tech Sunday afternoon with a 6-1 decision, improving their record to 16-8 overall on the season.
Betija Dusele and Katharina Bopst got Marian rolling with their 6-0 win over Abigail Simms and Thaina Carvalho at No. 1 doubles, before Indiana Tech tied things up with their 6-4 win at the No. 2 spot where Tea Vrkic and Isadora Muller fell to Roshne Arunkumar and Ana Gomez. At No. 3 doubles, Josie Yarbrough and Emma Chrome helped the Knights clinch the doubles point with their 7-6 (7-5) decision against Valentina Rodriguez and Criss Echavarria.
The Warriors grabbed the first singles point as Emma Chrome fell 6-2, 7-5 to Echavarria at No. 3 singles. Dusele won at No. 1 singles as she took down Simms 6-4, 6-3, while Bopst won 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-5) over Carvalho. Marian won the final three single matches with Muller winning 5-7, 6-0, 1-0 (10-6) over Arunkumar at the No. 4 spot, followed by Dana Savarino defeating Gomez 6-1, 7-6 (7-2) at the No. 5 spot, and Joelle Leihbacher picking up the 7-5, 2-6, 1-0 (10-4) at No. 6 singles.
Marian will travel to Olivet Nazarene on Thursday for a 3:30 p.m. match.