OWATONNA, Minn. -- The Macalester College women's tennis team took on Bethany Lutheran College in Saturday morning action at Lifetime Fitness in Owatonna. The Scots defeated the Vikings, 7-2 after winning five of six singles matches and earning two wins in doubles play. The Scots improve to 2-2 overall as Bethany Lutheran falls to 1-8 this season.
Three Macalester players earned multiple victories on the day.
Lily Stein (Winnetka, Ill. / New Trier) didn't lose a single game today as she defeated Megan Braatz 6-0, 6-0 at No. 3 singles and went on to win at No. 3 doubles with teammate
Rainah Ward (Northfield, Minn. / Northfield), 8-0.
Macalester's No. 5 singles player,
Maegan O'Herin (Grand Rapids, Mich. / Northview) defeated Sabrina Batalden 6-4, 6-3 and won at No. 2 doubles with
Nina Brim (Portland, Ore. / Cleveland), 8-0. Brim was the third Scot to earn two wins today, and the second without losing a single game. She defeated Madalyn Elmquist 6-0, 6-0 at No. 6 singles.
Macalester will return to action on March 14 as they kick off spring break action in Orlanda, Fla. when they take on Calvin College.
Tennis Match Results
Macalester 7, Bethany Lutheran 2Â Singles competition
1.
Della Brown (MAC) def. Taylor Nordhausen (BLC) 6-2, 6-1
2. Alicia Kranz (BLC) def.
Saniya Rana (MAC) 7-6, 6-1
3.
Lily Stein (MAC) def. Megan Braatz (BLC) 6-0, 6-0
4.
Jessica Ilc (MAC) def. Justine Bennett (BLC) 6-0, 6-0
5.
Maegan O'Herin (MAC) def. Sabrina Batalden (BLC) 6-4, 6-3
6.
Nina Brim (MAC) def. Madalyn Elmquist (BLC) 6-0, 6-0
 Doubles competition
1. Alicia Kranz/Taylor Nordhausen (BLC) def.
Della Brown/
Saniya Rana (MAC) 8-5
2.
Maegan O'Herin/
Nina Brim (MAC) def. Justine Bennett/Megan Braatz (BLC) 8-0
3.
Lily Stein/
Rainah Ward (MAC) def. Kaitlyn Bolte/Madalyn Elmquist (BLC) 8-0
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