Women's Tennis fares well at Hope (Mich.) Invitational

HOLLAND, Mich. — The Ohio Northern women's tennis team competed in individual tournament play at the Hope (Mich.) Invitational on Friday and Saturday. The event featured both singles and doubles competitions.

The Basics

• Venue: Etheridge Tennis Complex — Holland, Mich.

ONU Highlights

• In the singles A draw, sophomores Jamie Hurst (Granger, Ind./Penn), Abby Cruser (Pendleton, Ind./Pendleton Heights) and Jenna Bell (Latrobe, Pa.) all advanced to the quarterfinals.
• In the singles B draw, junior Katie O'Connell (Novi, Mich./Saint Catherine) advanced to the semifinals.
• In the singles C draw, freshman Molly McLane (Westerville/Big Walnut) finished as the runner up. Juniors Victoria Santana (Humacao, Puerto Rico/Colegio San Antonio Abad) and Marisa Petrunich (Brownsburg, Ind.) and freshman Taylor Allen (Zionsville, Ind.) advanced to the quarterfinals.
• In the doubles A draw, the pairings of Bell and Cruser and Hurst and junior Julianne Sheldon (Ashtabula/Saint John) advanced to the quarterfinals.
• In the doubles B draw, O'Connell and Santana advanced to the quarterfinals.

Up Next

The Polar Bears return to action Friday through Sunday for the three-day ITA Central Regionals in St. Louis, Mo.