MARYVILLE, Tenn. - Maryville's women's tennis team had a close encounter against Truett-McConnell University on April 3rd. The match, despite many momentum shifts and close matches, ended up with the Bears taking the win, pushing the Scots to 6-6 on the year.
Doubles proved to be the initial momentum shift for the Scots. After losing a match, #1 pair Calliana Kondolios and Mckena Spencer evened the score by taking their match 6-2. With the point on the line, #3 pair Josie McRae and Jasmine Muecke delivered, winning 6-2 to send the Scots up 1-0 in the match with the Bears.
Singles had many more twists and turns for the Scots. After dropping two singles matches, Clara Plass continued her good form on the year by winning her nailbiter 6-3, 7-6 to pull the Scots back to even on the scoreboard. After Truett-McConnell won another singles match, Maggie Hackney pulled the score back to even once again for the Scots, winning a battle of a match at the #5 singles slot 6-3, 2-6, 6-0 to send it to the last match on the court. Unfortunately for the Scots, it didn't result in a win, despite a rollercoaster of a match that was incredibly entertaining.
Maryville looks to bounce back on April 10th against Piedmont University in a CCS matchup. The match will start at 3 p.m.
