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STORM LAKE, Iowa (Sept. 27, 2020) – A lineup shuffle caused no problems for the Loras College women's tennis team as the Duhawks improved to 2-1 on the season with a 7-2 win against Buena Vista University (0-2) on Sunday.

Loras swept doubles play with wins from Lauren Diiulio and Audrey Hinz at No. 1 against Nicole Lange and Rachel Brockney, 8-1, and a pair of 8-4 victories for Clair Moore and Alexandra Oestreich against Gabrielle Kardell and Alexis McGinnis at No. 2 and Jackie Wells and Lisa Reed against Jenny Almanza and Alexis Bruns at the No. 3 position.

In singles play, Hinz won the No. 1 match against Brockney, 6-1, 6-0 and Diiulio mirrored her score at the No. 2 position against McGinnis. Oestreich battle back from a first set deficit against Kardell to win the second set, 6-0 and the tiebreaker, 10-6. The Beavers won the No. 3 and 5 matches. Reed won her match at the No. 6 position against Thanh Phung 6-3, 0-6, 10-8.

The Duhawks are back in action on Sunday, Oct. 4, making the long trek to Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln, Neb. Match play begins at 2 P.M.