Kalamazoo, Mich. - The Wheaton College women's tennis team dropped a 5-4 decision at Kalamazoo College (2-3) on Saturday afternoon. Wheaton (8-3) will resume its Spring schedule on March 13 when the squad plays three consecutive matches as part of its annual Spring Break trip to the Orlando, Florida area.

Kalamazoo swept the three doubles matches this afternoon to take an early 3-0 lead. Wheaton won four of the six singles matches, but was unable to complete the rally. Lauren Schlabach was a 5-7, 6-0, 6-2 winner at number-three singles and Marissa Shults earned a 6-3, 6-4 win at number-four singles. Julia Carey won her match at number-five singles and Julie Buursma was victorious at number-six singles.

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KALAMAZOO 5, WHEATON 4
Singles competition
1. Sarah Woods (KZO-W) def. Ray, Sarah (WHEATON) 6-4, 6-1
2. Jenna Riehl (KZO-W) def. Boyer, Kirsten (WHEATON) 6-2, 5-7, 6-3
3. Schlabach, Lauren (WHEATON) def. Kelsey Moran (KZO-W) 5-7, 6-0, 6-2
4. Shults, Marissa (WHEATON) def. Anna Latala (KZO-W) 6-3, 6-4
5. Carey, Julia (WHEATON) def. Olivia Bouchard (KZO-W) 7-6 (9-7), 6-4
6. Buursma, Julie (WHEATON) def. Carrie Foura (KZO-W) 6-2, 6-3

Doubles competition
1. Sarah Woods/Olivia Bouchard (KZO-W) def. Ray, Sarah/Buursma, Julie (WHEATON) 8-6
2. Jenna Riehl/Anna Latala (KZO-W) def. Boyer, Kirsten/Shults, Marissa (WHEATON) 8-5
3. Kelsey Moran/Cheryl Zhang (KZO-W) def. Schlabach, Lauren/Nelson, Erika (WHEATON) 9-7