Saints Earn Victory Over Pilots

Notre Dame, Ind. The Holy Cross College 17th ranked women's tennis team opened their spring season this evening when they hosted RV Bethel University at the Eck Tennis Center on the campus of the University of Notre Dame. The Saints defeated the Pilots 4-0. Kia Carvalho-Landell and Nicole Martinez clinched the doubles point with a 6-1 in the No.1 doubles position. Kia Carvalho-Landell, Nicole Martinez, and Anna Beer recorded wins in their singles matches. With the win, Holy Cross begins the season 1-0 while Bethel moves to 9-3.

Match Details

Score: Holy Cross defeated Bethel 4-0

Records: Holy Cross 1-0 | Bethel 9-3

Eck Tennis Center | University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, Ind.

Results

Singles

1. Savvidou (HC) vs. Ferenczy (BU) DNF

2. Sanchez (HC) vs. Palani (BU) DNF

3. Carvalho-Landell (HC) def. Kokoula (BU) 6-3, 7-5

4. Martinez (HC) def. Sharaf (BU) 6-2, 6-4

5. Maillotte (HC) vs. Gonzalez (BU) DNF

6. Beer (HC) def. Pena (BU) 6-2, 6-1

Doubles

1. Carvalho-Landell/Martinez (HC) def. Kokoula/Palani (BU) 6-1

2. Savvidou/Beer (HC) vs. Ferenczy/Sharaf (BU) DNF

3. Lopez/Sanchez (HC) def. Gonzalez/Rinkenberger (BU) 6-1

Next Time Out

The Saints host St. Mary's College on Sunday, February 18. The match will begin at 6:00pm.

The Holy Cross College Saints compete in eight intercollegiate sports for men and women. Holy Cross has produced 205 Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference All-Academic Team honors and 108 All-Conference members, and seven NAIA All-Americans. Founded in 1966, Holy Cross College is a Catholic, residential, coed, four-year institution of higher learning, offering an applied liberal arts curriculum. The mission of Holy Cross College is to educate and form global citizens with the competence to see and the courage to act.