Taylor Makes CL Tournament Appearance at No. 12 Marian

INDIANAPOLIS – The Taylor University women's tennis team's season came to a close Monday as No. 12 Marian swept the Trojans 5-0 in the Crossroads League quarterfinals at USTA Midwest.

The Trojans entered the postseason as the No. 8 seed and faced the Knights for the second time in three days after falling to Marian in Muncie on Saturday. Both matches were played indoors.

Marian secured the doubles point with wins at the No. 2 and No. 3 flights. Jimena Rivera Flores and Michelle Irigoyen defeated Ellie Schaufelberger and Delaney Dahl 6-1 at No. 2, while Ana Lopez Torres and Emma Chrome blanked Evy Danemayer and Gracie Frazier 6-0 at No. 3. The No. 1 doubles match between Maddy Fuqua and Anna Stone against Lopez Torres and Yasmin Imamniyazova was halted at 3-2 in favor of Marian once the point was clinched.

Singles play was controlled by Marian as Rivera Flores posted a 6-0, 6-0 win over Schaufelberger at No. 3, and Chrome topped Danemayer 6-1, 6-1 at No. 4 singles

Maggie Bertram defeated Stone 6-0, 6-3 at No. 5 singles, and Elisa Roccaforte claimed a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Dahl at the No. 6 flight. The No. 1 and No. 2 singles matches — Fuqua against Imamniyazova and Jillian Darby against Irigoyen — went unfinished after Marian clinched the team result.

Monday's result closes a milestone season for Taylor, which competed in women's tennis for the first time since relaunching the program. The Trojans finished 6-14 overall in their inaugural campaign, earning a postseason berth in their return to Crossroads League competition.