NEW ALBANY, Ind. – The IU Southeast women's tennis team defeated IU East 9-0 on Sunday to clinch the regular season KIAC championship and No.1 seed in the next week's KIAC Women's Tennis Tournament.
The Grenadiers (8-2, 7-0 KIAC) were dominant in doubles, dropping just six games in the three matches. The No.1 doubles pairing of Katie Walsh and Whitney Batliner defeated Paige Froman and Chelsea Helms 8-2, the second team of Ashley Bunch and Katie Morrison defeated Cheltsi Hinners and Brittany Hethcox 8-3 and the No. 3 doubles team of Katherine Clark and Brittney Coan rolled 8-1 over Alex Estes and Jordyn Bowman.
In singles, the top singles matchup delivered, with Katie Walsh and Paige Froman playing a two and a half hour match. Walsh prevailed 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 to send Froman to her first loss of the season.
Fittingly, senior Brittney Coan's No. 6 singles victory 6-0, 6-0 secured the win and KIAC title on Senior Day. Fellow senior Ashley Bunch defeated Hinners 7-5, 6-4.
IU Southeast will begin its quest for a 15th-straight KIAC tournament title at 8 a.m. on Friday.
Here are the complete match results:
Position | Indiana University Southeast | Indiana University East | Winner | Score |
#1 Singles | Katie Walsh | Paige Froman | Indiana University Southeast | 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 |
#2 Singles | Ashley Bunch | Cheltsi Hinners | Indiana University Southeast | 7-5, 6-4 |
#3 Singles | Whitney Batliner | Chelsea Helms | Indiana University Southeast | 6-1, 6-0, |
#4 Singles | Katherine Clark | Brittany Hethcox | Indiana University Southeast | 6-1, 6-3 |
#5 Singles | Maddie Ikerd | Alex Estes | Indiana University Southeast | 6-0, 6-1 |
#6 Singles | Brittney Coan | Jordyn Bowman | Indiana University Southeast | 6-0, 6-0 |
#1 Doubles | Katie Walsh
Whitney Batliner | Paige Froman
Chelsea Helms | Indiana University Southeast | 8-2 |
#2 Doubles | Ashley Bunch
Katie Morrison | Cheltsi Hinners
Brittany Hethcox | Indiana University Southeast | 8-3 |
#3 Doubles | Katherine Clark
Brittney Coan | Alex Estes
Jordyn Bowman | Indiana University Southeast | 8-1 |
