LA JOLLA, CA. – The Pomona-Pitzer Women's Tennis team took on Division 1 opponent Dartmouth and fell 5-2 on Saturday afternoon at La Jolla BTC.
Season Impact: With the loss, the Sagehens fall to 8-3 overall.
The Sagehens started out losing the doubles point to Dartmouth following the Division I format.
Nina Ye and
Lauren Rha fell at the No. 1 position after a hard-fought 6-4 defeat.
Nyakiriri Kanefu and
Marissa Markey had a similar experience at the No. 2 doubles as they fell by the same score of 6-4 while the No. 3 match went unfinished but
Alex Coleman and
Angie Zhou were locked at 5-5 when the match was called.
Pomona-Pitzer went on to take two of the six singles matches against Dartmouth at the No. 4 and 5 positions. Markey earned a point for the Sagehens with a 7-5, 6-4 victory and
Amelia Poor won her match at No. 5 singles, 6-2, 7-6 (3).
Up Next: The Sagehens will next host Middlebury on March 19
th at 3:00 p.m.
DOUBLES
Lexi Dewire/
Elizabeth Fahrmeier (Dartmouth) def.
Nina Ye /
Lauren Rha (Pomona-Pitzer), 6-4
Peyton Capuano/
Michela Moore (Dartmouth def.
Nyakiriri Kanefu /
Marissa Markey (Pomona-Pitzer), 6-4
Brooke Hess/
Caroline Lemcke (Dartmouth) vs.
Alex Coleman /
Angie Zhou (Pomona-Pitzer), unfinished
SINGLES
Peyton Capuano (Dartmouth) def.
Angie Zhou (Pomona-Pitzer), 6-4, 6-3
Michela Moore (Dartmouth) def.
Lauren Rha (Pomona-Pitzer), 7-6(8), 6-4
Lexi Dewire (Dartmouth) def.
Nyakiriri Kanefu (Pomona-Pitzer), 6-2, 5-7, 7-6(9)
Marissa Markey (Pomona-Pitzer) def.
Caroline Lemcke (Dartmouth), 7-5, 6-4
Amelia Poor (Pomona-Pitzer) def.
Elizabeth Fahrmeier (Dartmouth), 6-2, 7-6(3)
Katie Weber (Dartmouth) def.
Alex Coleman (Pomona-Pitzer), 6-2, 6-2
