Rensselaer, Ind. - The Alma College women's tennis team suffered a narrow 5-4 setback on Sunday (Feb. 28) afternoon at the Saint Joseph's College in a match that came down to the contest at No. 5 singles.

With the match tied at 4-4, junior Chloe Ramsey (Vicksburg, Mich./Vicksburg) was forced into a super tiebreaker to decide the match against Lauren Jakubezyk. Ramsey won the first set, 6-1, before falling in the second set, 6-4. In the tiebreaker, Jakubezyk took the match with a 10-6 score.

The match started with the Scots taking two of the three doubles matches. Seniors Megan Solano (Trenton, Mich./Trenton) and Nicki Malekadeli (Midland, Mich./H.H. Dow) won their third straight match at No. 1 doubles with an 8-5 victory over Tate Hizkey and Mary Huffine. At No. 3 doubles, Ramsey and sophomore Amy Wood (Grand Rapids, Mich./City High Middle School) teamed up to defeat Jakubezyk and Toni Franco, 8-4.

Solano won her second match of the day with a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Clare Kost at No. 1 singles to win her third straight match, while Wood won her first match of the year at No. 6 singles with a 6-7 (1), 6-1, 10-3 win over Franco.

The Scots (1-4 overall) have a day off before traveling to Defiance, Ohio, to take on Defiance College on Tuesday, March 1. The match is scheduled for a noon start.

RESULTS

Singles

1 - Megan Solano (Alma) def. Clare Kost (SJC) 6-0, 6-2
2 - Tate Hizkey (SJC) def. Nicki Malekadeli (Alma) 1-6, 6-3, 10-1
3 - Vanessa Olson (SJC) def. Claudia Barajas (Alma) 6-3, 6-1
4 - Mary Huffine (SJC) def. Matilda Ennis (Alma) 6-2, 6-3
5 - Lauren Jakubezyk (SJC) def. Chloe Ramsey (Alma) 6-1, 4-6, 10-6
6 - Amy Wood (Alma) def. Toni Franco (SJC) 6-7 (1), 6-1, 10-3

Doubles

1 - Solano/Malekadeli (Alma) def. Hizkey/Huffine (SJC) 8-5
2 - Kost/Olson (SJC) def. Barajas/Ennis (Alma), 8-5
3 - Ramsey/Wood (Alma) def. Jakubezyk/Franco 8-4