NEW ALBANY, IND. -- The Rose-Hulman women's tennis team opened its spring season with an 8-1 victory over Centre College on Saturday afternoon at IU-Southeast.

Freshman Sam Danesis (Akron, Ohio/Revere) and freshman Julie Hopkins (Terre Haute/Northview/ Saddlebrook Academy) each won in singles play and teamed up for a doubles victory to lead the Rose-Hulman effort.

Other singles winners included junior Mandy Grantz (Rapid City, S.D.) at No. 3; sophomore Katy Zawadski (Yorktown) at No. 4; sophomore Betsy Marschand (Galveston/ Lewis Cass) at No. 5; and junior Amanda Gehring (Lyons/White River Valley) at No. 6.

Junior Danielle Steinke (Crystal Lake, Ill.) and freshman Janna Farrell (Rocky River, Ohio) earned the final point with a No. 3 doubles victory.

Rose-Hulman improved to 12-5 overall and 1-0 in its spring season with the victory. The Engineers host DePauw University on Thursday at 5 p.m.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS:
ROSE-HULMAN 8, CENTRE 1
Singles
1 - Sam Danesis (R) def. DeSanctis 6-0, 6-3
2 - Julie Hopkins (R) def. Housley 6-2, 6-3
3 - Mandy Grantz (R) def. Justiss 7-5, 6-3
4 - Katy Zawadski (R) def. Saneii 6-1, 6-1
5 - Betsy Marschand (R) def. Davis 6-0, 6-0
6 - Amanda Gehring (R) def. Mullins 6-2, 6-0
Doubles
1 - Danesis-Hopkins (R) def. DeSanctis-Housley 8-3
2 - Saneii-Justiss (C) def. Grantz-Victoria Lee 8-5
3 - Stanke-Janna Farrell (R) def. Davis-Mullins 8-3