AMHERST, N.Y. — The Daemen women's tennis team fell 7-0 to Saint Michael's on Friday evening at the Miller Tennis Center. 

In doubles, the Wildcats put up a good fight in all three matches. However, the Purple Knights swept to earn the point. The No. 1 pair, Bella Bjerkan (Elmhurst, Ill.) and Bea Degoma (Valley Stream, N.Y.), dropped a 6-3 decision. The Wildcats' No. 2 duo, Marley Conover (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) and Lily Goodemote (Sauquoit, N.Y.), also fell 6-3. Ashley Bonilla (Flushing, N.Y.) and Nadja Emmendorfer (Clarence, N.Y.) dropped a battle at third doubles, 6-2. 

Saint Michael's secured the match by winning all five singles matches. Conover fell 6-0, 6-0 at No. 1, while Degoma dropped a 6-2, 6-1 decision at No. 2. Bjerkan was defeated 6-0, 6-2 on Court 3. Goodmote fell 6-1, 6-0 at No. 4, and Bonilla was upended 6-2, 6-1 at No. 5. Finally, Emmendorfer was defeated 6-1, 6-4 at No. 6.

DOUBLES RESULTS
#1 – Olivia Larsen & Lucy McPherson (SMC) def. Bella Bjerkan and Bea Degoma (DAE), 6-3
#2 – Emma Gredenhag & Ana Maria Ricaurte (SMC) def. Marley Conover and Lily Goodemote (DAE), 6-3
#3 – Kasey Johnson & Katie Rocha (SMC) def. Ashley Bonilla & Nadja Emmendorfer (DAE), 6-2

SINGLES RESULTS
#1 – McPherson (SMC) def. Conover (DAE), 6-0, 6-0
#2 – Larsen (SMC) def. Degoma (DAE), 6-2, 6-1
#3 – Gredenhag (SMC) def. Bjerkan (DAE), 6-0, 6-2
#4 – Annabelle Aldrete (SMC) def. Goodemote (DAE), 6-1, 6-0
#5 – Julia Stein (SMC) def. Bonilla (DAE), 6-2, 6-1
#6 – Rocha (SMC) def. Emmendorfer (DAE), 6-4, 6-1

UP NEXT
The Wildcats will return to action in the spring. Stay tuned to daemenwildcats.com for the schedule. 

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