The Hillsdale College women's tennis team ended a three-match losing skid and got Great Midwest Athletic Conference play started off on the right foot with a dominant 7-0 win over Kentucky Wesleyan Saturday at home.
The Chargers lost just five total games and won every match on the court in a comprehensive victory over the Panthers. Hillsdale didn't drop a single game in doubles play, with both Hillsdale's No. 1 doubles pairing of Megan Hackman and Melanie Zampardo and No. 2 doubles pairing of Courtney Rittel and Ane Dannhauser each pulling out 6-0 victories to secure the doubles point.
In singles play, Dannhauser rolled to a 6-1, 6-0 victory over KWC's Jade Jenkins at No. 1 singles, while Zampardo, a senior, took down the Panthers' Sydney Tucker 6-2, 6-0 at No. 2 singles.
Hillsdale also got 6-0, 6-0 victories from Libby McGivern at No. 3 singles, and Isabella Spinazze at No. 5 singles, while senior Helana Formentin won a 6-1, 6-1 match at No. 4 singles as well for Hillsdale.
The Chargers are now 4-9 overall and 1-0 in G-MAC play, with another conference match against G-MAC newcomer Thomas More on tap on Sunday. It's the first ever meeting between Hillsdale and the Saints in women's tennis, and it'll be played at the Biermann Center beginning at 3 p.m. following the men's match.
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