DAYTON — The Wittenberg women's tennis team defeated Lourdes 8-1 on Sunday to improve to 5-0 on the season. It marked the Tigers' third straight victory by an 8-1 score.

The Basics

• Records: Wittenberg (5-0 overall), Lourdes (0-3 overall)
• Venue: Five Seasons Sports Club - Dayton, Ohio
• Wittenberg is now 2-0 all-time against Lourdes.

The Match

• Wittenberg started the match by winning all three of the doubles courts.
• The team of junior Caroline Sproule (Lewis Center, Ohio/Olentangy Orange) and freshman Kylie Wilson (Powell, Ohio/Olentangy Liberty) won the No. 1 singles match, 8-5. The No. 2 doubles team of freshmen Breanna Ball (Powell, Ohio/Olentangy) and Sophia Pischalko (Granger, Ind./Penn) came away with an 8-5 win. Freshmen Claire Loomis (Pittsburg, Pa./Upper St. Clair) and Lilly Hartman (Lexington, Ky./Henry Clay) took No. 3 singles, 8-2.
• Sproule won 4-6, 6-1, 6-0 at No. 1 singles.
• Wilson won the No. 2 singles match 7-5, 6-1.
• Loomis dropped No. 3 singles 2-6, 2-6.
• Pischalko came away with a 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 4 singles.
• Ball won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 5 singles.
• Hartman won 6-3, 6-2 at No. 6 singles.

Quote - Head coach Jacob Rankin

• "This was a really good win for us against an underrated team. We took care of business early, which allowed us to relax for singles and play really good tennis overall. We've done well taking care of this part of our schedule, and we're looking forward to getting deeper into it this season."

Up Next

• The Tigers return to action on Friday hosting Hanover.