RICHMOND, Indiana – The Earlham College women's tennis team fell to Hanover College 9-0 this Saturday in its Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) opener. Hanover was ranked second in the HCAC preseason poll.

The Quakers kept it early close, but the Panthers proved to be too strong, taking all three doubles matches. Freshman Alexandra Canaday and senior Lexi Aligarbes both picked up three games each in their singles matches, but both ended up losing 6-2, 6-1. Hanover swept all six singles matches.

Earlham will look to bounce back this Tuesday when it heads to New Concord, Ohio to take on Muskingum University.