ELSAH, Ill. – The Franklin women's tennis team hit the road for two matches in Illinois on Friday and Saturday (Mar. 7-8), taking on Greenville and Principia.
 
The Grizzlies (3-7) came home with a split for their weekend, dropping Friday's match to Greenville (4-4) by a 6-1 score before rallying on Saturday for a 5-2 win over Principia (0-4).
 
In the matchup with Greenville, the Grizzlies claimed their point thanks to a 6-4, 6-4 win from Mattie Foster at No. 6 singles. Brenna Atchison and Emma Sappenfield teamed up to take the No. 2 doubles match 6-1.
 
Against Principia, the Grizzlies earned the doubles point by sweeping all three matches. Ailyn Hendricks and Sydney Carson teamed up for a 6-2 win at No. 1 singles followed by a pair of 6-0 wins from Atchison and Sappenfield at No. 2 as well as Foster and Sofie Ballesteros at No. 3.
 
Franklin claimed the win with singles wins coming from the 3-6 players in the lineup. Ballesteros won 6-0, 6-2 at No. 3 singles followed by Atchison taking a 6-1, 6-2 decision at No. 4. Sappenfield was a 6-2, 6-0 winner at the fifth spot and Michiah Draper was a 6-1, 6-3 winner at the sixth position.
 
Up Next
Franklin gets back at it on Saturday (Mar. 15) morning, welcoming Berea College to town for the first match between the two teams as conference foes. First serve from Grizzly Park is set for 11:00 a.m.