BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – In their season-opening matches, the Hamline women's tennis team (0-2) fell to Northwestern (Iowa) and MSU Moorhead at the Life Time Fitness courts in Bloomington, Minn. Both scores were 7-0 in favor of the opponent.
 
The Pipers started the day taking on Northwestern. In No. 1 singles, senior Tessa Rugg took three games off her opponent in each set, but fell 6-3 in both sets. Senior Megan Anderson won six games in her second set, but dropped the tiebreaker 10-4.
 
In No. 5 singles, junior Janie Schwartz won the second set 6-0, but would see Northwestern take the tiebreaker third set 10-8.
 
On the doubles side, Rugg and Anderson fell just short at No. 1 doubles, by a score of 7-6 (5). Schwartz and teammate Yee Thao were able to take four games off their opponents, but fell 6-4.
 
Complete results against Norhtwestern can be found here.
 
Against MSU Moorhead, a Division II school, the Pipers fell 6-1 at both No. 1 and No. 2 doubles. In singles, Thao was able to win three games in her first set before dropping the match 6-3, 6-0.
 
Complete results against MSU Moorhead can be found here.
 
The Pipers will compete next on February 15 when they will take on St. Olaf in their first conference match of the season. The match is scheduled to start at 1:00 p.m. at the Bloomington Life Time.