BUFFALO, NY - The University at Buffalo women's tennis team lost a Mid-American Conference match with a 7-0 loss to Ball State University on Saturday.

Shani Amarasinghe

At first singles, junior Karen Maynard (Poughkeepsie, NY/Spackenkill) fell to Melissa Roach, 6-0, 6-2. At second singles, senior Shani Amarasinghe (Patchogue, NY/Patchogue-Medford) fell to Leisa Brooks, 6-3, 6-1. Senior Jennifer Wong (Penfield, NY/Penfield) fell to Abbie Hodge at third singles, 6-0, 6-1. Senior Kendra Pyke (Watertown, NY/Watertown) fell at fourth singles to Jenny Batty, 6-0, 6-0. Senior Anne Schule (Snyder, NY/Amherst) fell at fifth singles to Kara Sullivan, 6-0, 6-1. At sixth singles, senior Meaghan Partelow (Lyons, NY/Lyons) was defeated by Susan Kelley, 6-0, 6-0.

In doubles competition, Maynard and freshman Michaela Kollarova (Slovak Republic/Bratislava) fell to Roach and Hodge at number one, 8-0. At second doubles, Amarasinghe and Wong fell to Brooks and Batty, 8-1. At third doubles, Partelow and Erica Zielinski (North Tonawanda, NY/North Tonawanda) were defeated by Jill Wieman and Alyce Zollman, 8-0.

The Bulls are next in action at the Mid-American Conference Championships hosted by Northern Illinois on April 24 - 28 in DeKalb, IL.