Box Score FRANKLIN, Ind. – The Hanover women's tennis team swept Franklin in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference action on Wednesday afternoon, 9-0.
 
The Panthers opened the match sweeping doubles play en route to the convincing 3-0 lead. The no. 1 doubles team of senior Maddie Shannon (Anderson, Ind.) and freshman Linde Meerpoel (Wolvertem, Belgium) paced the way winning their match 8-1.
 
Sophomore Melaina Tippery (Loogootee, Ind.) and sophomore Isabelle Roberts (Brownsburg, Ind.) won no. 2 doubles 8-7, while sophomore Rachel Pinnick (Franklin, Ind.) and freshman Lyla Waskom (Scottsburg, Ind.) won no. 3 doubles match 8-6.
 
The Panthers carried the momentum into singles action as Shannon took no. 1 singles 7-5, 6-1.
 
Teammate, Meerpoel claimed no. 2 singles in convincing fashion while Roberts captured no. 3 singles by way of tiebreaker.
 
At no. 4 singles, Tippery claimed a hard fought 6-2, 4-6, 10-3 win before Pinnick and senior Cassie Froedge (Louisville, Ky.) closed out the 9-0 victory.
 
Hanover returns to action on Sunday, Oct. 3 when they take on Transylvania.