The College of Wooster women's tennis team made its 2009 debut Thursday, and despite several closely-contested matches, the Fighting Scots came up on the short end of a 7-2 decision to visiting John Carroll University.

Doubles play put Wooster in a slight 2-1 hole, with its victory coming from the No. 3 team of Ashley Stockwell and Boo Flynn. The first-year duo prevailed by an 8-3 count.

The Scots added a hard-fought win at the top of the singles lineup from Elissa Lauber. She split the first two sets 6-4 with John Carroll's Amy Marchlen and then they played a super tiebreaker to determine the third, with Lauber edging Marchlen 10-8. Singles matches at fifth and sixth singles also went the distance, however, the Blue Streaks came out on top to complement straight-set wins from the No. 2-No. 4 slots.

Next Wednesday, Wooster will have a chance to even its record when it hosts Muskingum College.