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Madeline Saunders (photo by Larry Newman)
Madeline Saunders (photo by Larry Newman)
Posted: Mar 17, 2017

Saunders wins but Panthers fall

Box Score
Team Stats
Doubles
Shayna Becker / Tara Edwards (VCWT)
def. Madeline Saunders / Jaye Orikasa (CUW)
8-5
Kate Christensen / Morgane Flournoy (VCWT)
def. Nicole Fouts / Raven Hampton (CUW)
8-0
Dasha Ivenitsky / Ashley Fair (VCWT)
def. Danielle Simmons / Brenda Salome (CUW)
8-3
Singles
Madeline Saunders (CUW)
def. Kate Christensen (VCWT)
0-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-4)
Shayna Becker (VCWT)
def. Nicole Fouts (CUW)
6-3, 6-3
Tara Edwards (VCWT)
def. Jaye Orikasa (CUW)
FINAL - RETIREMENT
Morgane Flournoy (VCWT)
def. Raven Hampton (CUW)
6-3, 6-2
Connie Yoo (VCWT)
def. Danielle Simmons (CUW)
6-0, 6-1
Lauren DiFazio (VCWT)
def. Brenda Salome (CUW)
6-2, 7-5

ORANGE, Calif. – Senior Madeline Saunders picked up her second dual win of the season but the Chapman University women's tennis team fell 8-1 to Vassar. Saunders overcame a slow start to win the No. 1 singles match.

At the top of the lineup for Chapman, Saunders overcame a 6-0 loss in the first set to capture the match. She won 6-4 to force a third set and then won 10-4 in the super tiebreaker to capture the final point for Chapman.

Vassar swept through the doubles with wins of 8-5, 8-0 and 8-3. The Panthers dropped four singles matches in straight sets and Vassar captured the No. 3 match by retirement.

The Panthers are back at the Anaheim Tennis Center tomorrow to face Colby.