The Ashland tennis team is no longer perfect in the spring season, dropping their first match since Oct. 22. While at Indianapolis, the ladies defeated Bellarmine 7-2 Friday and also edged out Rockhurst Saturday, 5-4. Ashland ran into trouble against Indiana (Pa.) Sunday falling by the same score they beat Rockhurst by, 5-4.

Bellarmine

Besides Victoria Goudy losing in first singles, the Eagles were perfect in singles action. Erika Sullivan, Paige Cooper, Corinne Pasley, Kira Kotova and Alexandra Ware combined to defeat their opponents, 60-4 in singles play.

Pasley and Ware struggled in doubles play losing to Jamie Claeys and Emily Roebker, 8-6. Goudy and Cooper won first doubles while Sullivan and Kotova took third doubles.

Bellarmine is 10-3 on the season.

Rockhurst

Rockhurst got the best of both Goudy and Pasley in singles action but the rest of the Eagles triumphed. Doubles play was what gave Ashland the most trouble as only Cooper and Goudy defeated their opponents in first doubles. Rockhurst’s Maureen Rielley and Rachel Lanaghen defeated Pasley and Ware while Sullivan and Kotova were outscored 9-7 in third doubles.

Indiana (Pa.)

The regional No. 6 Ashland Eagles were finally given more than they could handle as the Eagles fell to the Crimson Hawks.

Victoria Goudy forced a third set to open up singles play but eventually fell, 3-6, 7-5, 6-2.

In second singles, Sullivan was the one taken to a third set but prevailed over IUP’s Katie Eaton, 6-3, 2-6, 6-1. Cooper and Pasley were both defeated in third and fourth singles while Kotova and Ware found success in fifth and sixth singles.

Goudy and Cooper lost first doubles to Eaton and Tabtip Louhabanjong, 8-5 and Sullivan and Kotova dropped third doubles, 9-8 (7-1). The only win in doubles play came from the combo of Ware and Pasley in second doubles. The two defeated Kelly McBryan and Ranvita Mahto by a count of 8-4.

The Eagles are next in action against Cedarville at home Friday, April 1.