The final week of the regular season got off to a tough start for the UAFS women's tennis team on Tuesday as the Lady Lions dropped a hard-fought 5-2 nonconference loss to the Harding Bison at Searcy, Ark.
It was the first of two final regular season matches for the Lions (6-9), who will play the University of the Ozarks at 2 p.m. on Wednesday on Senior Day at Fort Smith Athletic Club. The Lions will honor their lone senior,
Majella Nobile.
Sophomore
Samantha Wong rallied from a first-set loss to beat Linda Carpenter in a three-set thriller 3-6, 6-1, 6-0 at No. 4 singles, and
Chloe Ruppanner beat Allison Jenkins in straight sets 6-2, 6-2 at No. 6 singles.
WOMEN'S TENNIS
HARDING 5, UAFS 2
At Searcy, Ark.
Tuesday
Doubles
Rylie Cox/Arisa Takanashi, HU, def.
Bianca Koen/
Samantha Wong, UAFS, 6-2
Hana Folse/Linda Carpenter, HU, def.
Shaun Williams/
Majella Nobile, UAFS, 6-1
Allison Carpenter/Allison Jenkins, HU, def.
Joanna Potet/
Chloe Ruppanner, UAFS, 6-4
Singles
Cox, HU, def. Koen, UAFS, 6-1, 6-4
Takanashi, HU, def. Nobile, UAFS, 7-5, 6-3
Folse, HU, def. Potet, UAFS, 6-3, 6-4
Wong, UAFS, def. L. Carpenter, HU, 3-6, 6-1, 6-0
A. Carpenter, HU, def. Williams, UAFS, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6
Ruppanner, UAFS, def. Jenkins, HU, 6-2, 6-2
