Saint Mary's falls to Hope 8-1
Observer Staff Report
The Saint Mary's tennis team suffered an 8-1 loss to Hope College on Wednesday.
"We knew it was going to be a tough match to start with," said Coach Dee Stevenson. Hope has won eight consecutive Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association titles.
"It wasn't like they just blew us off the courts," she said.
Most of the matches were extremely close, but senior Becky Kremer was the only Belle to pull out with a win. She took a 7-0 tiebreaker after a 7-6 first set. She won the second set 6-1.
"I think we played tough but we weren't as prepared as we should have been," Kremer said. "They were a lot better than we expected them to be."
One thing Stevenson wants to work on with his team is its quickness in doubles play.
"We're not getting to the net in doubles," he said.
Stevenson is looking forward to facing Hope again in the conference tournament. The Belle's tennis team is on the road this weekend, at Spring Arbor College on Saturday and at Kalamazoo College on Sunday.
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