Anderson Secures No. 2 Seed on Senior Day

The Anderson University women's tennis team secured a No. 2 seed for the 2021 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Tournament on Senior Day as the Ravens went 2-0 on Saturday at the Riviera Club in Indianapolis.

Anderson (9-4, 4-1) and Hanover (3-4, 3-2) entered the match tied for second in the HCAC standings with the winner of Saturday's HCAC matchup clinching the No. 2 seed and a first round bye in the conference tournament. The Ravens fought past the Panthers with a 6-3 victory. Anderson then edged Adrian College (3-3) by a score of 5-4 to close out the day. Anderson also recognized its lone senior Anna Creech (Richmond, Ind. / Richmond)

COMMENTS ON WIN AGAINST HANOVER

Anna Creech – The team really fought hard. We showed tremendous grit to beat a conference rival. It is great to get a first round bye at conference.

Coach Matt Moore – We outlasted a great opponent in a war of attrition. Our mental poise and physical conditioning led us to the victory. I could not be prouder of this victory.

ANDERSON 6, HANOVER 3

No. 1 Doubles – Maddie Shannon/Linde Meerpoel (Hanover) def. Anna Creech/Morgan Nation (Anderson) 8-5

No. 2 Doubles – Madelyn Brown/Megan Long (Anderson) def. Melania Tippery/Isabelle Roberts (Hanover) 8-5

No. 3 Doubles – Jenna Kuntz/Claire Hannaford (Anderson) def. Rachel Pinnick/Lyka Waskom (Hanover) 8-5

No. 1 Singles – Anna Creech (Anderson) def. Maddie Shannon (Hanover) 6-2, 7-5

No. 2 Singles – Linde Meerpoel (Hanover) def. Megan Long (Anderson) 6-1, 6-1

No. 3 Singles – Madelyn Brown (Anderson) def. Isabelle Roberts (Hanover) 6-1, 3-6, 6-0

No. 4 Singles – Morgan Nation (Anderson) def. Melania Tippery (Hanover) 6-2, 7-5

No. 5 Singles – Jenna Kuntz (Anderson) def. Rachel Pinnick (Hanover) 6-3, 6-2

No. 6 Singles – Cassie Froedge (Hanover) def. Morgan Oconitrillo (Anderson) 6-1, 6-2

ANDERSON 5, ADRIAN 4

No. 1 Doubles – Jules Johnson/Elizabeth Himebauch (Adrian) def. Anna Creech/Morgan Nation (Anderson) 8-3

No. 2 Doubles – Megan Long/Madelyn Brown (Anderson) def. Bethany Posey/Vasiliki Gargasoulas (Hanover) 8-3

No. 3 Doubles – Regan Snyder/Liv Depies (Adrian) def. Jenna Kuntz/Morgan Oconitrillo (Anderson) 8-7 (10-8)

No. 1 Singles – Jules Johnson (Adrian) def. Anna Creech (Anderson) 6-4, 6-0

No. 2 Singles – Megan Long (Anderson) def. Elizabeth Himebauch (Adrian) 6-3, 6-2

No. 3 Singles – Madelyn Brown (Anderson) def. Vasiliki Gargasoulas (Adrian) 6-3, 6-0

No. 4 Singles – Morgan Nation (Anderson) def. Liv Depies (Adrian) 6-3, 6-1

No. 5 Singles – Jenna Kuntz (Anderson) def. Bethany Posey (Adrian) 6-2, 6-4

No. 6 Singles – Regan Snyder (Adrian) def. Claire Hannaford (Anderson) 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-5)

UP NEXT

The Ravens open the HCAC Tournament on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. at Top Seed Tennis Club in Nicholasville, Ky. Anderson takes on the winner of the HCAC play-in matchup between third-seeded Hanover and sixth-seeded Manchester University (0-12, 0-5) on Wednesday at 4 p.m. in Hanover.