Marietta falls to Capital 7-2 in women's tennis

Apr. 12, 2005
MARIETTA, Ohio - The Lady Pioneers tennis team fell 7-2 to the Capital Crusaders Tuesday (Apr. 12). The loss drops Marietta's record to 1-8 overall, 0-6 in the OAC, while Capital improves to 6-5 overall and 3-3 in Conference play.

Marietta picked up its points in first and second singles, with victories by Elizabeth Smith (Vienna, WV/Parkersburg Catholic) (6-3, 7-5) and Lauren Stermer (Ocala, FL/Forest) (6-1, 6-3), respectively.

Sasha Katanic (Belgrade, Serbia/Mount de Chantal Visitation Academy) almost pulled off a victory in sixth singles, dropping a tiebreaker 10-7.

The Lady Pioneers will return to action Saturday (Apr. 16) when it plays visits Heidelberg for a 1 p.m. match.

Capital 7, Marietta 2

Singles competition:
1. Elizabeth Smith (MAR) def. Emily Tellings (CAP) 6-3, 7-5
2. Lauren Stermer (MAR) def. Robin Sutton (CAP) 6-1, 6-3
3. Jessica Wagner (CAP) def. Liz Basich (MAR) 6-3, 6-1
4. Erin Gilliam (CAP) def. Katie Chadwell (MAR) 6-1, 6-0
5. Megan Montel (CAP) def. Emily Simms (MAR) 6-1, 6-2
6. Christina Dennis (CAP) def. Sasha Katanic (MAR) 2-6, 6-4, 10-7*
(*played tiebreaker instead of third set)

Doubles competition:
1. Tellings/Montel (CAP) def. Smith/Basich (MAR) 8-2
2. Sutton/Wagner (CAP) def. Stermer/Chadwell (MAR) 8-2
3. Dennis/Gilliam (CAP) def. Cortney Bruckner/Katanic (MAR) 8-4

Lauren Stermer won her second singles match 6-1, 6-3 against Capital Tuesday