NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. - The Franklin women's tennis team hit the courts for three matchups in the span of 24 hours, facing off with Anderson on Friday (Apr. 11) before taking on Manchester and Grace Christian on Saturday (Apr. 12) afternoon. 

The Grizzlies (7-10, 2-2 HCAC) suffered a 6-1 setback to Anderson in the opening match but rebounded to take both contests on Saturday, sweeping Manchester 7-0 and beating Grace Christian 6-1. 

Match One: Anderson 6 - Franklin 1
Franklin claimed their lone point in singles play, with freshman Mattie Foster claiming a 6-0, 6-2 win at the No. 5 positions in the lineup. But the Ravens claimed the five other singles matches in straight sets and all three doubles showdowns to take the conference matchup. 

Match Two: Franklin 7 - Manchester 0
The Grizzlies claimed both contested doubles matchups to earn the tandem point. Ailyn Hendricks and Emma Sappenfield teamed up for a 6-2 win at No. 1 doubles with Brenna Atchison and Sofie Ballesteros taking a 6-0 win at the two position. 

Hendricks was a 6-1, 6-3 winner at No. 1 singles with Ballesteros claiming a 6-0, 7-5 victory at No. 2 singles. Sappenfield won 6-1, 6-0 at the No. 3 spot while Foster and Alyssa Harmon recorded identical 6-0, 6-0 wins at the four and five spots in the lineup. Atchison won an uncontested point to round out the singles lineup. 

Match Three: Franklin 6 - Grace Christian 1
Franklin earned a sweep of the doubles matchups to take the first point of the day. Hendricks and Sappenfield were 6-0 winners in the one position, followed by a 6-2 win from Atchison and Ballesteros at No. 2. Foster and Harmon teamed up for a 6-3 win in the final doubles position to wrap up tandem play. 

Ballesteros claimed victory at No. 1 singles with a 6-2, 7-6 triumph and Sappenfield picked up a 6-4, 6-2 win in the second position. Atchison won 6-0, 6-1 at No. 3 singles, Foster was a 6-4, 6-4 winner at No. 4 singles and Michiah Draper rounded out the lineup with a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 6 singles. 

Up Next
The Grizzlies return to action on Saturday (Apr. 19) afternoon for two games on their home court. Franklin hosts Rose-Hulman in a conference matchup at 10:00 a.m. before facing IU-Southeast at 4:00 p.m.