ORLANDO--The Adrian College women's tennis team came from behind to trip up Rose-Hulman, 5-4, on Day 2 of its spring break trip in the Sunshine State on Tuesday. The win marked the Bulldogs' first of the season in six starts, while the Fightin' Engineers fall to 11-7 overall.
R-H is the second opponent from the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference in as many days that the Bulldogs have faced (lost 9-0 to Hanover on Monday).
Sophomore Julia Maltbie led Adrian with a pair of victories. The Bulldogs trailed 2-1 after the doubles, but she partnered with junior Mikayla Herig at No. 3 to hold off Betsy Richardson/Kai Faulk, 9-7, and get the team on the scoreboard.
Maltbie's strong play continued in the singles flight as she won a No. 6 match against Kai Faulk in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2.
Adrian captured four of the six singles matches to get the team victory. Besides Maltbie, senior Amber Laginess downed Anna Thompson at No. 1, 6-2, 6-3; sophomore Makayla Jorgensen won a thriller over Caroline Johnson at No. 4, 6-1, 7-6 (7-1); and classmate Elena Bishop prevailed versus Betsy Richardson at No. 5, 6-3, 6-2.
Naomi Bhagat and Bella Evans paced R-H with two wins apiece.
Adrian is scheduled to play a doubleheader here at the USTA Tennis Center on Wednesday against Saint Mary's (Minn.) and Concordia-Moorhead. The latter match is planned to be streamed live video carried by USTA National Campus.
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