HILTON HEAD, S.C. – After having its opening matched rained out, the Baldwin Wallace University women's tennis team opened its spring break trip as it fell to Messiah (Pa.) University by a final score of 5-2 at the Hilton Head High School Tennis Courts.

BW (0-8) won one doubles match, and two singles matches.  Messiah (1-2) won two doubles matches and four singles matches.  This season, the NCAA Division III tennis has adopted a new policy as doubles matches now account for one team point and not three points like in previous years.

Doubles

• Sophomores Colleen Andersen (Ashtabula/St. John) and Olivia Koutouras (Avon Lake) fell at first doubles by a score of 6-1
• Senior Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference Emma Trost (Norwalk) and sophomore Saraphina Groh (Cuyahoga Falls) fell at second doubles by a score of 6-1
• Junior Gillian Brown (Brunswick) and sophomore Samantha Thielen (Toledo/Sylvania Northview) won at third doubles by a score of 6-4

Singles

• Andersen fell at first singles by scores of 2-6, 6-4 and 10-4
• Trost fell at second singles by scores of 6-2 and 6-0
• Koutouras fell at third singles by scores of 7-5 and 6-1
• Brown won at fourth singles by scores of 6-0 and 6-1
• Groh fell at fifth singles by scores of 6-3 and 6-1
• Thielen won at sixth singles by scores of 6-4, 3-6 and 7-4

The Yellow Jackets are back in action on Wednesday, March 12 when they open play at Spring Break Tennis with a non-conference match against Carroll (Wis.) University at the Bluffton High School Tennis Court at 9:00 a.m.  as well as close out play at the Spring Tennis Fest with a non-conference match with Oneota (N.Y.) University on the Cordillo Courts at 3:30 p.m.