TERRE HAUTE, IND. -- The Rose-Hulman women's tennis team finished 8-8 overall on the 2008 season after a narrow 5-4 loss to Earlham College on Friday night.

The match began at Rose-Hulman's Joy Hulbert Tennis Center and was concluded at the Wabash Valley Tennis Center late Friday night due to rain.

Sophomore Sam Danesis (Akron, Ohio/Revere) paced the Engineers with victories at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles. 

The doubles teams of junior Katy Zawadski (Yorktown) and junior Kristin Wilson (Lake Zurich, Ill.) combined for a win at No. 2 doubles, while junior Maritza Gonzalez (Vancouver, Washington) and freshman Caitlin Kohli (Lima, Ohio) won at the No. 3 spot.

Rose-Hulman concludes the season with an overall mark of 8-8 and finished third in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference standings.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

EARLHAM 5, ROSE-HULMAN 4

Singles
1 – Sam Danesis (R) def. Rachel Hawkins 6-0, 6-1
2 - Liz Byrd (E) def. Megan Chann 6-0, 6-1
3 - Katie Unver (E) def. Katy Zawadski 5-7, 6-2, 6-3
4 - Rebecca Ogle (E) def. Mandy Grantz 6-0, 6-0
5 - Nora Mineva (E) def. Betsy Marschand 6-2, 6-3
6 - Holzman-Lipsitz (E) def. Caitlin Kohli 6-4, 6-1
Ex - Claire Rivron (E) def. Mandie Gehring 8-4

Doubles
1 – Danesis/Chann (R) def. Byrd/Unver 8-2
2 – Zawadski/Kristin Wilson (R) def. Hawkins/Rivron 8-5
3 – Gonzalez/Kohli (R) def. Ogle/Mineva 9-7