ANGOLA, Ind. - The IU Kokomo women's tennis team earned their first win of the fall season Tuesday afternoon, beating NCAA Division III opponent Trine University 7-2.  The Cougs are now 1-3 on the season heading into a match with Goshen College Friday at home.

The match was played using Divison III scoring in which each doubles match counts for a point, thus the 7-2 final score.

Singles Matches
#1 - Gabbie Orlando (IUK) def. Eva Morales (Trine) 6-1, 6-2
#2 - Reiley Hiser (IUK) def. Elina Locane (Trine) 6-3, 4-6, 10-8
#3 - Emille Bassett (Trine) def. Andrea Saylor (IUK) 0-6, 6-2, 10-3
#4 - Alexis Maloney (Trine) def. Larissa O'Rourke (IUK) 6-4, 6-1
#5 - Reese Johnson (IUK) def. Bailey Pelliccia (Trine) 6-0, 6-0
#6 - Maria Oliveira (IUK) def. Kennedy Outwater (Trine) 6-2, 6-1

Doubles Matches
#1 - Orlando/Johnson (IUK) def. Bassett/Maloney (Trine) 8-2
#2 - Hiser/Saylor (IUK) def. Locane/Welker (Trine) 8-1
#3 - Oliveira/O'Rourke (IUK) def. Morales/Pelliccia (Trine) 8-3

IU Kokomo got off to a strong start Tuesday afternoon, dropping a total of six games in the doubles matches as they cruised to a 3-0 lead.

Reese Johnson double-bageled her opponent to make it a 4-0 lead and teammates Gabbie Orlando and Maria Oliveira each gave up just three games to clinch the match win for the Cougs. 

Reiley Hiser won a third-set super-tiebreaker 10-8 to add a win at #2 singles for IU Kokomo.

Trine's two points in the match came at #3 and #4 singles, including a close three-set loss for Andrea Saylor at #3 singles.

The Cougars will take on Goshen (Ind.) Friday afternoon at 4:00 P.M.

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