9.4.10 - SPARTANS OPEN SEASON WITH CONFERENCE WIN OVER ANDERSON 6-3, FALLS TO ROSE-HULMAN 5-4
Manchester's women's tennis team picked up a conference win over Anderson 6-3, but fell to Rose-Hulman 5-4 in the second match of a tri-meet hosted by Manchester.
Manchester picked up wins by Ali Heeter and Alyssa Dibley at two doubles, along with Brandy Leeper and
Emily Vail at three doubles. In singles action, it was Heeter, Dibley and Leeper picking up wins at three, four and five singles. Jillian Bower picked up a win at six singles. to close out the match.
Against Rose-Hulman, the Engineers took two of three double sets and had wins at two, four and six singles to pick up the 5-4 win. Winners for MC were Leeper and Vail at three doubles, April Erxleben at one singles, Heeter at three singles and Leeper at five singles.
Manchester moves to 1-1 on the year, 1-1 in the HCAC. They return to action on Wednesday as they travel to Bethel.
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Wednesday, Sept. 8
@ Bethel 2:30 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 9
vs. Grace 4 p.m.
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 Eric Christiansen will enter his second full season as head coach for the men’s and women’s tennis teams, which compete in the fall and spring seasons. The North Manchester native has spent 11 years as the boys and girls tennis coach at Manchester High School.
- The team's 36 consecutive conference game winning streak, dating back to 2002, was finally snapped in 2008.
- The women’s team has captured five straight HCAC championships.
- The women’s team qualified for the NCAA Championships three straight years.
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