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Women's tennis tripped up by Franklin, 5-4

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Transylvania women's tennis narrowly fell to Franklin College 4-5 on Sunday in their final match before the HCAC Championship. 

The Pioneer's had a strong outing, despite missing their key No. 3-seeded singles and No.20-seeded doubles player, senior Victoria Haugli, due to injury. The team made strides in individual matches throughout the day, especially in the No. 2 and No. 4 spots.

Transylvania and Franklin split wins in the six single's positions. No. 1 Claire Mielcarek dropped the first match of the season, and of her career, narrowly by a 5-7, 5-7 margin to Franklin's Melissa Sanders. Freshman Laila El Dessouki continued her domination of the second seed by blanking her opponent, Bethany Harris, 6-0, 6-0.

Sophia Head stepped in for the injured Haugli in the No. 3 spot, but had trouble with Franklin's Emily Roberts, falling 1-6,-1-6. Sophomore Megan Dixon and junior Savanna Barnett stepped in to split the singles decisions by overcoming opponents in the No. 4 and No. 5 spot, respectively. Dixon continued her strong year by overwhelming her opponent, 6-2, 6-2. A tough Grizzly, Shawnee Bayes, caused trouble for No. 5 Barnett, but she came out unscathed after winning a tie break in set one (7-6) and bouncing back in set three, 7-5.

The deciding match was found in doubles play, where sophomore Claire Mielcarek and El Dessouki led the Pioneers, dominating their Franklin opponents, 8-1. However, it was the remaining doubles spots that dropped close matches to the Grizzlies, 5-8, and 2-8, that surrendered the match.

The Pioneers boast a 7-2 overall and a 6-2 conference record heading into next week's HCAC Championships. The championships begin October 19 at 10 a.m.
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Players Mentioned

Savanna Barnett

Savanna Barnett

Junior
Megan Dixon

Megan Dixon

Sophomore
Laila El Dessouki

Laila El Dessouki

Redshirt
Victoria Haugli

Victoria Haugli

Senior
Sophia Head

Sophia Head

Redshirt
Claire Mielcarek

Claire Mielcarek

Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Savanna Barnett

Savanna Barnett

Junior
Megan Dixon

Megan Dixon

Sophomore
Laila El Dessouki

Laila El Dessouki

Redshirt
Victoria Haugli

Victoria Haugli

Senior
Sophia Head

Sophia Head

Redshirt
Claire Mielcarek

Claire Mielcarek

Sophomore
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