CALEDONIA, Mich. – The Panthers competed in their final match of the 2017 GLIAC season and lost to the Dragons of Tiffin University. Davenport finished 1-9 in GLIAC play this season and their loan win game against Purdue University-Northwest on October 7^th. Throughout the season the team has been playing short handed. However, that never stopped the Panthers from competing with enthusiasm and determination. Davenport did not make the GLIAC conference tournament.
 
In the doubles competitions the duo of Steph Ritson and Adeline Nelson lost 2-8, while the combination of Terin Everse and Bridget Barrett fell 4-8. Davenport defaulted in the final doubles spot.
 
Ritson put up the best fight in singles, losing 5-7 and 3-6. In the second singles for DU was Nelson, who lost 1-6 and 1-6. Everse competed in the third singles slot and lost 3-6 and 2-6. In her last ever GLIAC match Barrett lost 3-6 and 3-6 in the fourth singles. Sophie Gossett competed in the fifth singles and fell 4-6 and 1-6. The Panthers defaulted in the final singles spot.
 
After the match we caught up with Head Coach Patrick Grashorn. "Knowing we would be short handed all season, our goal this year was to better today than we were yesterday. Overall, the girls continued to battle regardless of the circumstances. We have more matches to play this spring as we continue to gain experience heading into our next GLIAC season. We are looking forward to being back at full strength."
 
Overall Season Statistics
 
Singles
Barrett (1-9)
Everse (3-8)
Gossett (2-4)
Nelson (1-12)
Ritson (7-8)
 
Doubles
Barrett (3-9)
Everse (3-7)
Gossett (0-2)
Nelson (4-8)
Ritson (4-8)
 
Story by: Devin Steiner
 
Picture credit: Alexis Hoffman