ALLIANCE, Ohio – The Mount Union women's tennis team won 6-1 in its home opener against Penn State Behrend on Sunday.
The Purple Raiders swept doubles: Freshmen duo
Haylee Fearon (Massilon, OH / Massillon Perry) and
Claire Schlak (Wadsworth, OH / Highland) won No. 1 doubles, 6-4. Senior
Emily Borchert (Richfield, OH / Holy Name) and
Kaiya Minier (Pataskala, OH / Watkins Memorial) won No. 2 doubles, 6-3. Juniors
Marianna Farmakidis (Green, OH / Green) and
Hannah Neely (Hartville, OH / Lake) won No. 3 doubles, 6-0.
Mount Union won singles matches from No. 2 to No. 6. Fearon won No. 2, 7-5, 7-5. Minier won No. 3, 6-1, 7-5. Borchert won No. 4, 6-2, 7-5. Raiders wrapped up with Neely winning No. 5, 6-4, 6-3, and Farmakidis winning No. 6, 6-0, 6-2.
Mount Union (2-0) is back on the courts with a home match against Mount Vernon Nazarene on Saturday, Oct. 3, with a 1 p.m. start.
