Fresh off spring break, the UAFS women's tennis team resumed play on Tuesday afternoon with a 7-0 nonconference, road win against the William Jewell Cardinals in Joplin, Mo.
It was the third win four matches for UAFS (5-5), which will finish the week with a 10 a.m. match on Saturday against Midwestern State at Wichita Falls, Texas.
UAFS swept all three doubles matches to take an early 1-0 lead.
Bianca Koen and
Samantha Wong won a hard fought match against Becca Richison and Hannah Waine 7-5 at No. 1 doubles.
Shaun Williams and
Majella Nobile beat Whitney Hollaman and Caroline Lane 6-1 at No. 2 doubles and
Joanna Potet and
Chloe Ruppanner beat Meredith Houk and Julia Yamate, 6-0 at No. 3 doubles.
The Lady Lions breezed through all but one singles, posting wins in straight sets at Nos. 2-6 singles. Koen battled back from a second-set loss to beat Richison 6-1, 4-6, 11-9 in a three-set thriller at No. 1 singles.
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WOMEN'S TENNIS
UAFS 7, WILLIAM JEWEL 0
Tuesday
At Joplin, Mo.
Doubles
Bianca Koen/
Samantha Wong, UAFS, def. Becca Richison/Hannah Waine, WJ, 7-5
Shaun Williams/
Majella Nobile, UAFS, def. Whitney Hollaman/Caroline Lane, WJ, 6-1
Joanna Potet/
Chloe Ruppanner, UAFS, def. Meredith Houk/Julia Yamate, WJ, 6-0
Singles
Koen, UAFS, def. Richison, WJ, 6-1, 4-6, 11-9
Nobile, UAFS, def. Waine, WJ, 6-2, 6-1
Potet, UAFS, def. Hollaman, WJ, 6-4, 6-2
Williams, UAFS, def. Yamate, WJ, 6-0, 6-2
Wong, UAFS, def. Houk, WJ, 6-0, 6-0
Ruppanner, UAFS, def. Gillian Evans, WJ, 6-2, 6-0
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