INDIANAPOLIS, IND. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of
Technology advanced to the championship match of the
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Women's Tennis
Tournament before falling 5-3 to Transylvania University in
the title match on Friday.
Rose-Hulman earned a 5-0 victory over Franklin on Friday
morning to reach the title match. Transylvania will
advance to the NCAA Division III Tournament this spring as
the automatic qualifier from the HCAC due to the tournament
title.
Senior Sam Danesis (Akron, Ohio/
Revere) completed her career with a four-year perfect
record in singles play against HCAC competition to lead the
effort. Danesis won 6-0, 6-0 in the opener against
Franklin and earned a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Transylvania in
the nightcap.
Danesis and freshman Melissa Montgomery
(Alexandria/ Monroe) teamed up for No. 1 doubles wins
against both Franklin and Transylvania, while the No. 2
doubles squad of junior
Megan Chann (Columbia, Mo./Rock Bridge) and freshman
Sage Sackett (Kalamazoo, Mich./Mattawan) also won
against Transylvania in the title match.
The tandem of sophomore Klara Schroederus (Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook
South) and sophomore Ellyn Norris (Penn Laird, Va./Spotswood)
won at the No. 3 doubles slot against Franklin, and
Schroederus wrapped up the Franklin match with a win at the
No. 5 singles spot.
Rose-Hulman completed the fall season with a
10-3 record and second-place finishes in the HCAC regular
season, league tournament and individual tournament.
HCAC TITLE MATCH
TRANSYLVANIA 5, ROSE-HULMAN 3
SINGLES
1 - Sam Danesis
(R) def. Kelsey Fulkerson 6-4, 6-3
2 - Katie Boone (T) def. Sage Sackett 6-2, 6-1
3 - Sarah Ridley (T) def. Melissa Montgomery 6-2, 6-1
4 - Megan Chann (R) vs. Stephanie Townsend (T) -- Not completed
5 - Kaitlin Hizny (T) def. Klara Schroederus 6-1, 6-1
6 - Andi Mong (T) def. Ellyn Norris 6-1,
6-3
DOUBLES
1 - Danesis/Montgomery (R) def. Fulkerson/Boone 8-2
2 - Chann/Sackett (R) def. Ridley/Townsend (T) 9-8 (2)
3 - Hizny/Mong (T) def. Schroederus/Norris 8-2
