MILLERSVILLE, Pa.. - The Millersville women's team made its 2021-22 home dual debut Wednesday, but University of the District of Columbia improved its record to an impressive 6-0 with a 7-0 win over the homestanding Marauders. 

Millersville is now 0-2 in duals. It was the Marauders' first dual in a month, having last played Wilmington on Sept. 14. 

MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
• UDC took the doubles point with a win in all three matches. Julie Wallace and Noelle Htwar put up a fight in the No. 1 flight but fell 6-4 to Simone Parn and Sofia Bellucco. 
• UDC also swept all six singles matches, but the Marauders pushed two of the matches to three sets. In the No. 3 flight, Htwar, after dropping the first set to Bellucco 6-0, rallied with a 6-4 win in the second set. Bellucco, however, recovered for a 6-3 win in the third. Similarly, Kelsey Heckert earned a second-set win in the No. 5 spot against Valentina Brienza. Brienza took the match by a 6-3, 3-6, 10-8 final. 

REACTION FROM COACH MATT HELSEL
• Thoughts on the match: "We played well in spots. We played very good doubles at one and two. Noelle and Julie had some opportunities, but they competed and played very well. Noelle came back in singles and showed a lot of grit--same with Kelsey. In her first match back, she showed how she makes us a completely different team. It's amazing how much difference one player can have. UDC is in the heart of the conference season, so they are playing very well."

UP NEXT
• Wednesday's dual was the last competition on the schedule for Millersville until Feb. 19 when it starts its spring season against Franklin & Marshall at the Hempfield Rec Center.