Box Score

BLOOMSBURG—The Bloomsburg University women's tennis team (0-1, 0-1 PSAC) dropped an 8-1 decision to visiting Slippery Rock University (4-0, 2-0 PSAC) this afternoon.  Today's match marked the first fall contest for the Huskies due to inclement weather conditions.

Slippery Rock took all three doubles points, giving up no more than four games in a single match. 

Trailing 3-0 entering singles play, the Huskies had their work cut out for them and would be unable to make a comeback as Bloomsburg took one of six singles matches.

BU's lone singles win came from senior Danielle Walsh (Fairfield, CT/St. John The Baptist) at the four spot.  Walsh won a thrilling three set battle after dropping the opening set by a break at 6-4.  She would go on and take a tight second set at 7-6 (7-5) before pulling out a close super tie-breaker 10-8 for the win.

At first singles Michelle Perez (Center Valley/Southern Lehigh) dropped a close her match by only a break in each set, 7-5, 6-4.  Senior Emily Palko (McMurray/Peters Township) fell in similar fashion dropping both of her sets 7-5, 7-5. 

Bloomsburg will look to bounce back as they host California University (Pa.) tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. in PSAC play. 

Singles
1. Sarah Lynch (ROCK) def. Michelle Perez (Center Valley/Southern Lehigh) (BLOOM) 7-5, 6-4
2. Dunja Drmac (ROCK) def. Emily Palko (McMurray/Peters Township) (BLOOM) 7-5, 7-5
3. Elisabeth Yetiskul (ROCK) def. J. Seidel (BLOOM) 6-1, 6-0
4. Danielle Walsh (Fairfield, CT/St. John The Baptist) (BLOOM) def. Janelle Krantz (ROCK) 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 10-8
5. Lauren Coggins (ROCK) def. Natalie Greenholt (Hanover/South Western) (BLOOM) 7-6, 6-1
6. Samantha Bruggeman (ROCK) def. Alyssa Liples (Swoyersville/Holy Redeemer) (BLOOM) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles
1. Sarah Lynch/Dunja Drmac (ROCK) def. Michelle Perez (Center Valley/Southern Lehigh)/Emily Palko (McMurray/Peters Township) (BLOOM) 8-4
2. Elisabeth Yetiskul/Lauren Coggins (ROCK) def. J. Seidel/Danielle Walsh (Fairfield, CT/St. John The Baptist) (BLOOM) 8-2
3. Janelle Krantz/Samantha Bruggeman (ROCK) def. Erin Reitenauer (Whitehall/Whitehall)/Natalie Greenholt (Hanover/South Western) (BLOOM) 8-3