EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Senior Marissa Kovach reached a milestone and the Bellarmine University women's tennis team ended its fall season undefeated with a convincing 8-1 victory over Lindenwood on Saturday at neutral-site Southern Indiana.

"It was hard fought, but we played excellent from start to finish," Coach John Mican said. "It was a great test, and we came through with flying colors. We realize we still have a lot of work ahead of us."

After winning her matches at No. 2 doubles and No. 4 singles, Kovach became the fourth Knight in program history to record 100 career victories. She now has 59 singles wins and 41 doubles wins to her name. Kovach joined Rebecca Porter, Caitlin Hanley and Sydney Thompson on the prestigious list.

"Marissa is the absolute hardest worker at practice and has made herself into the player that she is today," Mican said. "She is a great role model for our younger players with her work ethic."

Junior Maggie Walroth (No. 1 singles, No. 1 doubles) and sophomore Ashley Jonathan (No. 3 singles, No. 1 doubles) joined Kovach in winning two matches for the Knights (4-0) against Lindenwood (0-2).

Senior Mairin Cotter secured a win at No. 5 singles, as did freshman Aubrey Smith at No. 6. Sophomore Jennifer Skonieczny teamed with Kovach for the No. 2 doubles triumph, while senior Bess Fley and freshman Ava Ratcliff were victorious at No. 3.

Bellarmine's doubles teams combined to take 24 of 27 sets. The Knights captured five of six singles matches, all in straight sets.

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