(BELLEVILLE, Ill., April 23)--The McKendree University women's tennis team was defeated Friday afternoon at home by Bellarmine University, 8-1. The match was played on the campus of Southwestern Illinois College in Belleville. 

Appropriately on Senior Day for the Bearcats' tennis program, it was the team's two seniors -- Kelcie Comley (Belleville, Ill./Belleville West) and Janelle Fung (Whitby, Ontario, Canada/Anderson C.V.I) -- who combined for McKendree's lone victory of the match. Comley and Fung rolled to an 8-2 victory over Nadia Sabie and Mary Elaine Kuo at No. 1 doubles. 
 
With the loss, the Bearcats move to 9-11 overall and 0-5 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. McKendree is back in action Saturday April 23 when it wraps up its regular-season slate against Saint Joseph's College at 12 noon, in a GLVC match in Rensselaer, IN.

Match-by-Match Results
Bellarmine University 8, McKendree University 1
Apr 15, 2016 at Belleville, IL (SWIC)

Singles Competition
1. Maggie Walroth (BU) def. Kelcie Comley (Belleville, Ill./Belleville West) (MCK) 6-0, 6-0
2. Caitlin Hanley (BU) def. Janelle Fung (Whitby, Ontario, Canada/Anderson C.V.I) (MCK) 6-2, 6-2
3. Sydney Thompson (BU) def. Tori Lindsay (MCK) 6-0, 4-6, 6-4
4. Marissa Kovach (BU) def. Jessica Gaither (MCK) 6-1, 7-5
5. Mairin Cotter (BU) def. Charlee Goodman (MCK) 6-2, 6-0
6. Bess Fley (BU) def. Nicole Backherms (MCK) 6-0, 6-1

Doubles Competition
1. Kelcie Comley (Belleville, Ill./Belleville West)/Janelle Fung (Whitby, Ontario, Canada/Anderson C.V.I) (MCK) def. Nadia Sabie/Mary Elaine Kuo (BU) 8-2
2. Maggie Walroth/Caitlin Hanley (BU) def. Jessica Gaither/Charlee Goodman (MCK) 8-2
3. Sydney Thompson/Bess Fley (BU) def. Tori Lindsay/MacKenzie Jennings (MCK) 8-1