Lewis boxscore at 2015 GLVC TournamentIn the quarterfinals of the 2015 Great Lakes Valley Conference, the no. 3 seed Maryville women's tennis squad battled No. 2 seed Lewis but the Flyers edged the Saints 5-3 to advance to the semifinals. The Flyers are ranked eighth in the region.
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The Saints grabbed the first point of the day when
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Katharina Tietmann won all eight games in the No. 3 doubles match. Lewis drew even with an 8-2 win at No. 2 doubles setting the stage at No. 1 doubles for which team would lead heading to singles. In a tightly contested match,
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Puck Vlaskamp pushed the top doubles match to a tiebreaker. Lewis emerged with a 7-2 win to win the point 9-8.
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Lewis extended its lead by taking the No. 1 and No. 3 singles points but Tietmann pulled one point back with a 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 5 singles. Halna Du Fretay inched the Saints closer as she was victorious at sixth singles with a 6-1, 6-0 decision. However, the Flyers closed out the match with a win at No. 4 singles.
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The Saints finish the season with a winning record at 10-9, while the Flyers improve their mark to 12-6.
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