DUBUQUE, Iowa – The Loras College women's tennis team earned a pair of conference wins over Nebraska Wesleyan University, 6-3, and Buena Vista University, 9-0, on Saturday at the Tucker Tennis Courts.
Loras 6, NWU 3
In doubles play,
Mary Breitbach and
Dorothy Deans fell 2-8 to Parker Brown and Addi Duranski at No. 1 doubles, while
Caroline Hutchinson and
Leia Papanicholas outlasted Ella Ford and Greta Wostoupal, 8-6, in the No. 2 spot.
Jessie Yelaska and
Ellie Kalina secured an 8-4 win over Gracey Smith and Abby Cole at No. 3 doubles to give the Duhawks a 2-1 lead heading into singles play.
Breitbach defeated Brown 6-3, 6-2 at No.1 singles, while Deans dropped her match to Ford at No.2 singles by scores of 4-6, 6-4 and 9-11 in the tiebreaker. Hutchinson took care of business against Wostoupal in the No. 3 spot, taking the match with scores of 6-0, 6-2. Papanicholas came up short at No. 4 singles, falling 6-4, 5-7 and 10-2 in the tiebreaker to Duranski, while Kalina took down Smith 6-1, 6-1 in the No. 5 spot. Yelaska persevered to score the final Duhawk point of the match by defeating Ava Johnson 3-6, 6-0, and 12-10 in the tiebreaker.
Loras 9, BVU 0
The Duhawks swept the Beavers in both doubles and singles play to earn their sixth conference victory of the season.
Breitbach and Deans soundly defeated Macy Weller and Hailey Meseck, 8-1, at No.1 doubles, while both Hutchinson and Papanicholas at No.2 doubles and Kalina and Yelaska at No. 3 doubles swept their opponents allowing the Duhawks to hold a 3-0 advantage heading into singles play.
Breitbach kept the momentum going at No.1 singles, defeating Weller 6-0, 6-0 with Deans following suit in the No. 2 spot with a victory over Meseck by scores of 6-0 and 6-2. Hutchinson and Papanicholas dominated at No. 3 and 4 singles respectively, holding both Nancy Flores and Lily Gust scoreless. Kalina took down Jenny Almanza 6-1, 6-0, while
Alexis Tatum completed the Loras sweep with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Taylor Fritz.
Up Next: The Duhawks close out their conference schedule against the Luther College Norse on Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 4:00 p.m. at the Tucker Tennis Courts.
