Tide drops opener

The Columbia girls’ tennis team opened its 2008 season Monday, losing to Solanco in a non-league match 7-0.
The starting singles’ line-up for the Tide against Solanco were Laura Gambler (a 6-0, 6-0 loser to Janelle Krentz); Adrienne Zercher (a 6-2, 6-1 loser to Julie Herr); Megan Murphy (a 6-0, 6-0 loser to Keri Swisher); Sara Burke (a 6-0, 6-0 loser to Laura Metzler) and Allison Michener (a 6-1, 6-0 loser to Gemma Brady).
In doubles, the duo of Gambler and Zercher lost to Krantz and Swisher, 8-0 and the team of Burke and Murphy lost to the team of Keeport and Metzler, 8-0.