Albion

GREENCASTLE, Ind. – The young Albion College women’s tennis team is off to a good start at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s Central Region Tournament. Katherine Batten, Cassie Simmelink, and Tessa Morris all won first round singles contests.

Sarah Towler lost to S. Corbitt (Principia) 7-6, 3-6, 6-1

Katherine Batten def. E. Saltzman (Oberlin) 6-4, 6-4; lost to M. Westwood (Chicago) 6-3, 6-2

Cassie Simmelink def. Kyle Scully (DePauw) 3-6, 6-1, 6-1

Anna Gundersen lost to T. Nguyen (Chicago) 6-0, 6-0

Allie Bloodworth lost to A. Krishnan (Chicago) 6-0, 6-3; lost to C. Schillerstron (North Central) 6-0, 6-3

Tessa Morris def. J. Christensen 6-1, 6-3; lost to N. Tingir (Washington University) 6-3, 7-5

Gundersen/Simmelink lost to Schillerstrom/DeGrado (North Central) 8-6; def Libby/Hronek (Principia) 8-4

Bloodworth/Batten lost to Short/Lent (Denison)

Towler/Morris lost to Ridley/Townsend (Transylvania) 8-1