Belles Shut Out Scots on Senior Day

• Maddie Minaudo and Lilly Chamberlin won a quick 8-1 two doubles match to start the day.
• Megan Davy and Monica Davy had a come-back 8-6 win at one doubles.
• The Belles lost just eight games in singles play.

NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The Saint Mary's tennis team claimed a 9-0 win over visiting Alma on Saturday afternoon as the Belles celebrated Senior Day prior to the start of the match.

Maddie Minaudo and Lilly Chamberlin were the first pairing off the court as the duo won 8-1 at two doubles. Kelsey Kopf and Elizabeth Preister finished up not long after with an 8-2 decision at three doubles. Monica Davy and Megan Davy battled back from a 6-4 deficit by rattling off four consecutive games for an 8-6 victory at one doubles.

Maddie Minaudo then made quick work of her four singles match with a 6-0, 6-0 win for the Belles. Elizabeth Preister was the next match off as the junior took a 6-1, 6-0 decision at six singles to secure the team win. Kelsey Kopf claimed a 6-1, 6-0 win at three singles, and Megan Davy did not drop a game in a 6-0, 6-0 final at two singles. Monica Davy prevailed 6-2, 6-0 at one singles, and Lilly Chamberlin battled her way to a 6-2, 6-2 win at five singles for the 9-0 win.

Lily Brandt claimed a 6-2 exhibition seven singles win, and Nicole Becker was a 6-1 winner at an exhibition eight singles win.

The Belles (12-7, 6-2 MIAA) finished the regular season in a three-way tie for second place in the MIAA standings. By virtue of a tiebreaker, the Belles will enter the MIAA Tournament as the No. 2 seed and will host No. 3 seed Calvin on Thursday at 4:00 p.m. at the Saint Mary's Tennis Courts. It is the first time in program history the Belles will host the semifinal round of the MIAA Tournament.

Saint Mary's College 9, Alma College 0
Singles competition
1. Monica Davy (SMC) def. Brooke Butterfield (ALMA) 6-2, 6-0
2. Megan Davy (SMC) def. Caroline Ross (ALMA) 6-0, 6-0
3. Kelsey Kopf (SMC) def. Matilda Ennis (ALMA) 6-1, 6-0
4. Maddie Minaudo (SMC) def. Lucy McCarthy (ALMA) 6-0, 6-0
5. Lilly Chamberlin (SMC) def. Amy Wood (ALMA) 6-2, 6-2
6. Elizabeth Preister (SMC) def. Bernadette Garibay (ALMA) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Monica Davy/Megan Davy (SMC) def. Brooke Butterfield/Lucy McCarthy (ALMA) 8-6
2. Maddie Minaudo/Lilly Chamberlin (SMC) def. Caroline Ross/Matilda Ennis (ALMA) 8-1
3. Elizabeth Preister/Kelsey Kopf (SMC) def. Amy Wood/Bernadette Garibay (ALMA) 8-2