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Men's and Women's Tennis Post Wins Over Aurora

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Men's Tennis | April 15, 2016

AURORA, Ill. (Duhawks.com) - The Loras men's and women's tennis teams posted wins over Aurora on Friday afternoon by scores of 9-0 on the men's side and 6-3 on the women's side.


LORAS HIGHLIGHTS
  • The Duhawks broke out of the gates strong by winning the No. 2 and 3 doubles matches.
  • At No. 2 doubles, junior Jessica Dickhut and freshman Emma Cooke won their second consecutive doubles match, 8-2, improving their record on the year to 5-2. The sophomore pair of Ayla Graziano and Rachel Molidor represented the Duhawks well at No. 3 doubles winning their match 8-4. This win takes their doubles' record to 3-2 on the year.
  • Loras kept the momentum going into the singles portion of the match by winning four of the six singles spots.
  • Dickhut needed a third set tiebreak to win her No. 1 singles match and the final score was 6-2, 4-6, 11-9. This close win moves her singles record to 3-13 on the season. 
  • Sophomore Kylie DeWees won her second match of the year over her opponent in straight sets 6-1, 6-0. The Marion, Iowa native now holds a 2-4 singles record on the year.
  • Cooke was unscathed in her No. 3 singles match by winning in straight sets 6-0, 6-0. This convincing win moves her single record to 8-9.
  • At No. 5 singles, Graziano picked up the win for the Duhawks by way of a 6-1, 6-4 score line. Graziano now holds an even .500 record in singles play at 8-8 on the year.
  • The Duhawks started the match out strong by winning at each doubles match.
  • At No. 1 doubles, the pair of junior Jason Derby and sophomore Kevin Murphy got back on the winning side of a match as a pair winning 8-3 moving their record to 8-1 on the year.
  • No. 2 doubles featured the freshman team of Sean Baldwin and Riley Michel who raced out to an 8-1 win.
  • At No. 3 doubles, freshman Tom Auge and senior Ulises Hernandez won their first ever match as a pair in convincing fashion 8-0.
  • Derby needed another game in the second set of his No. 1 singles match, but won in straight sets 6-1, 7-5 moving his singles record to 6-5 on the season
  • At No. 2 singles, Hernandez went to a tie break in his second set with his opponent, but came out on top winning 6-0, 7-6 (7-3)
  • Murphy won his match at No. 3 singles, losing two games in the entire match with the final score being 6-1, 6-1. This win moves his singles record to 8-3 on the year.
  • Michel one-upped Murphy at No. 4 singles, winning in straight sets, 6-0, 6-1. With the win, Michel improves his record in singles' play to 8-5.
  • Baldwin won in straight sets 6-0, 6-0 at No. 5 singles. The Davenport, Iowa now has a 5-7 record in singles play.
  • Freshman Nick Baron made his third appearance for Loras in singles' play and won his third match in-a-row in straight sets 6-0, 6-1. Baron, with this win, moves his singles record to above .500 at 2-1.
 

UP NEXT
The men are back in action on Saturday, facing Luther in a neutral site meeting in Waverly. The women's next outing is on Sunday as they head north of Milwaukee to face Alverno in non-conference action.
 

Players Mentioned

Jessica Dickhut

Jessica Dickhut

Junior
Ayla Graziano

Ayla Graziano

5' 8"
Sophomore
@aylagraz
Emma Cooke

Emma Cooke

Freshman
Ulises Hernandez

Ulises Hernandez

5' 10"
Junior
Sean Baldwin

Sean Baldwin

5' 7"
Freshman
Riley Michel

Riley Michel

5' 11"
Freshman
Nick Baron

Nick Baron

5' 6"
Freshman
Kevin Murphy

Kevin Murphy

6' 9"
Sophomore
Jason Derby

Jason Derby

6' 2"
Junior
Kylie DeWees

Kylie DeWees

Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Jessica Dickhut

Jessica Dickhut

Junior
Ayla Graziano

Ayla Graziano

5' 8"
Sophomore
@aylagraz
Emma Cooke

Emma Cooke

Freshman
Ulises Hernandez

Ulises Hernandez

5' 10"
Junior
Sean Baldwin

Sean Baldwin

5' 7"
Freshman
Riley Michel

Riley Michel

5' 11"
Freshman
Nick Baron

Nick Baron

5' 6"
Freshman
Kevin Murphy

Kevin Murphy

6' 9"
Sophomore
Jason Derby

Jason Derby

6' 2"
Junior
Kylie DeWees

Kylie DeWees

Sophomore