The UAFS women's tennis team lost a hard-fought nonconference match to the Oklahoma Baptist Bison 6-1 on Tuesday afternoon at Fort Smith Athletic Club to begin a three-match home stand.
UAFS (2-3) will begin Heartland Conference play at 1 p.m. on Friday against Dallas Baptist at Fort Smith Athletic Club and will play a nonconference match at 2 p.m. on Saturday against Missouri Western. The Lady Lions' match against the Harding Bison scheduled for 2 p.m. on Thursday at Searcy, Ark., has been rescheduled for 2 p.m. on March 7 at Searcy.
The Lady Lions tandem of Joanna Potet and Chloe Ruppanner beat Jacqueline Charvat and Tahlia Walsh at No. 3 doubles, but the Bison won the Nos. 1-2 doubles matches to earn the point.
Sophomore Samantha Wong earned the Lady Lions' only win, beating Ethne Dowling 6-4, 6-2 at No. 5 singles. Freshman Chloe Ruppanner won her first set against Stefy Varon in the No. 6 singles match but was forced to retire because of illness.
WOMENS TENNIS
OKLAHOMA BAPTIST 6, UAFS 1
Tuesday
At Fort Smith Athletic Club
Doubles
Kim Moosbacher/Ethne Dowling, OBU, def. Bianca Koen/Samantha Wong, UAFS, 6-2
Alex Bowers/Madeline Boepple, OBU, def. Shaun Williams/Majella Nobile, UAFS, 6-0
Joanna Potet/Chloe Ruppanner, OBU, def. Jacqueline Charvat/Tahlia Walsh, OBU, 6-2
Singles
Moosbacher, OBU, def. Koen, UAFS, 6-3, 6-3
Bowers, OBU, def. Nobile, UAFS, 7-5, 7-6
Walsh, OBU, def. Potet, UAFS, 6-3, 6-0
Boepple, OBU, def. Williams, UAFS, 6-4, 6-2
Wong, UAFS, def. Dowling, OBU, 6-4, 6-2
Stefy Varon, OBU, def. Ruppanner, UAFS, 1-6, 3-0 (Retired)
