Women’s Tennis Hosts Mount Union in OAC Match Saturday

TIFFIN, Ohio—The Heidelberg University women’s tennis team will host the University of Mount Union in Ohio Athletic Conference match Saturday in Tiffin, Ohio. The match against is slated for 1 p.m.

Heidelberg (5-7, 3-2 OAC) is coming off a 7-2 loss Tuesday at Baldwin-Wallace College. Despite the loss, freshman Katie Strahan (West Chester/Lakota East) and sophomore Jackie Earl (Crestline) won matches at Nos. 3 and 4 singles.

Through 12 matches, Strahan leads the team in singles play with an 8-4 overall and 4-1 OAC record at the Nos. 3, 4 and 5 positions, while Earl is 7-5 overall and 4-1 in the OAC at Nos. 3 and 4.

The doubles tandem of senior Kayla Gerber (Clyde) and sophomore Deidre Potter (Chillicothe) have posted the team’s best doubles record at 7-5 overall and 3-2 in the OAC.

Mount Union (10-6, 3-3 OAC) has won four of its last seven matches following a 9-0 sweep Tuesday of Capital University. No. 4/5 singles player Courtney Adamsky boasts the Purple Raiders’ best record at 12-4 overall and 3-3 in the OAC, while the team of Hannah Arvidson and Mandy Wise is 10-6 overall and 3-3 in the OAC in doubles action.

Following Saturday’s match, Heidelberg will host Otterbein University on Wednesday in the final home match of the season.

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For more information on Heidelberg athletics, contact director of sports information & athletic marketing Andrew Middleman at (419) 448-2140 or amiddlem@heidelberg.edu.