BOURBONNAIS, Ill. - The Marian women's tennis team defeated Olivet Nazarnee on the road on Thursday with a 6-1 decision, improving their record to 17-8 overall on the season.

Emma Chrome and Isadora Muller at No. 3 doubles started the Knights off on the right foot, winning their match against Claire Ott and Rachel Slattery 6-0. Also getting 6-0 decision was No. 2 doubles Dana Savarino and Tea Vrkic. Betija Dusele and Kathraina Bopst were leading 5-0 over Nirva Patel and Natasha Nieto at No. 1 doubles before the doubles point was clinched.

Marian stayed hot into the singles matches with Savarino defeating Ott 6-0, 6-0. The Knights went on to win the next four matches with Muller beating Audrey Zoetemann 6-0, 6-1 at No. 4 singles, Joelle Leihbacher taking down Slattery at the No. 6 spot 6-0, 6-0, Bopst trumping Nieto at No. 2 singles 6-3, 6-4, and Chrome downing Chieh-Yu Chen at No. 3 6-2, 7-5. The Tigers took their only point of the day in the final match with Dusele falling to Patel 4-6, 6-3, 0-1 (7-3) at the No. 1 spot. 

The Knights will travel to Missouri Baptist on Thursday, April 13 for a 1 p.m. match.

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