HILTON HEAD, SC -The Bloomsburg University women's tennis team began their spring break with a victory Sunday morning against Olivet College by a score of 8-1.

The Huskies began the match with a sweep of all three doubles matches. At number three doubles, freshmen Nicole Slagle (Irwin/Penn Trafford) and Kristen Wong (Allentown/Allentown Central Catholic) rallied from a deficit of 4-1 to take the win 8-5.

In singles play, the Huskies earned easy wins from Michelle Perez (Center Valley/Southern Lehigh) , 6-1, 6-2, at number one, and Emily Palko (McMurray/Peters Township), 6-0, 6-1, at number two to clinch the overall team victory.

The most competitive match was a tight three-set loss by Danielle Walsh (Fairfield, CT/St. John The Baptist), 6-4, 3-6, (14-12), at number three singles. After dropping a close first set, Walsh earned the second set and forced a super-tiebreaker separated by only a couple of points.

With the win, the Huskies improved to 4-1 on the season.

Bloomsburg 8, Olivet 1

DOUBLES
#1 - Emily Palko (McMurray/Peters Township)/Michelle Perez (Center Valley/Southern Lehigh) (BU) def. Caitlin LaValley/Gianna Guerra, 8-5
#2 - Danielle Walsh (Fairfield, CT/St. John The Baptist)/Kristi Twardziak (Somerdale, NJ/Triton Regional ) (BU) def. Kelsey Singer/Jordy Bergeron, 8-2
#3 - Nicole Slagle (Irwin/Penn Trafford)/Kristen Wong (Allentown/Allentown Central Catholic) (BU) def. Paige Sedgewick/Jenna Baker, 8-5

SINGLES
#1 – Perez (BU) def. LaValley 6-1, 6-2
#2 – Palko (BU) def. Guerra 6-0, 6-1
#3 – Singer (OC) def. Walsh 6-4, 2-6, (14-12)
#4 – Twardziak (BU) def. Horn 6-2, 6-4
#5 – Fisher (BU) def. Sedgewick 6-1, 6-2
#6 – Slagle (BU) def. Baker 6-1, 6-2