CHARLESTON, S.C. - The Ball State University women's tennis team ended its spring trip with a 5-2 loss to Charleston Southern on Saturday afternoon. The Cardinals fall to 5-7 on the season.
Ball State started the day off strong after taking an early 1-0 edge over Charleston Southern after winning the doubles point. Junior Haly Calderwood along with teammate Sophie Quist tallied an 8-2 victory over Meryam Tazi and Lina Benkirane in No. 1 doubles. Sophomore Emma Retter and Freshman Sophie Quist won at the No. 3 spot with an 8-5 win against Amanda Swindall and Ashley Heard.
Retter was the lone Cardinal to win in singles play after posting a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Nazli Kutuk.
Ball State opens Mid-American Conference play at home on Friday, March 23 against Buffalo. The match will begin at 1 pm.
Charleston Southern 5, Ball State 2
Doubles
No. 1 Calderwood/Quist def. Tazi/Benkirane, 8-2
No. 2 Jaeger/Schutte def. Pollack/Stromberg, 8-1
No. 3 Retter/Rist def. Swindall/Heard, 8-5
Singles
No. 1 Tazi def. Sophie Quist, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
No. 2 Benkirane def. Haly Calderwood, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
No. 3 Jaeger def. Jennifer Pollack, 6-2, 6-1
No. 4 Schutte def. Christine Stromberg, 6-3, 6-3
No. 5 Emma Retter def. Kutuk, 6-3, 6-4
No. 6 Swindall def. Katherine Rist, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1