GRANTHAM, Pa. - The Messiah College women's tennis team collected their sixth-straight win on Tuesday afternoon on their home courts. The Falcons came out strong and defeated Hood in doubles action, 3-0. They continued to dominate throughout singles play sweeping the Blazers in five-straight matches. This 8-0 win moves Messiah to an overall record of 6-8 and 5-0 within the MAC Commonwealth. 

How It Happened
Messiah came out strong in doubles action and No. 2 Amanda Adams/Rebekah Adams and No. 3 Gabby Brooks/Rachel Marcroft defeated their opponents 8-1, 8-0, respectively. No. 1 Kaitlyn Russell and Emily Wichert were trailing 5-4 but came back to win their match 8-6 in a close battle.

As the teams moved into singles play, Robin Schwarzmann collected the Falcons' first victory without dropping a game 6-0, 6-0. Rebekah Adams followed Schwarzmann with a 6-0, 6-1 win, while Amanda Adams was close behind with an impressive 6-1, 6-1 victory at the No. 3 spot. Gabby Brooks closed out her match 6-2, 6-1 to give Messiah their fourth singles win and Emily Wichert finished things off with a hard fought 6-3, 4-6, 10-1 victory. No. 1 Kaitlyn Russell wasn't able to finish her match due to rain.

Up Next
Messiah will be back in action this Saturday, Apr. 27 when they host the Lebanon Valley Dutchmen at 1:00 p.m.