[Women's Tennis] Women's Tennis Takes Down Tabor

Doane Women's Tennis took on Tabor a day earlier than expected as the Bluejays came to Crete on Friday afternoon. Due to the expected rain on the weekend, the teams decided to get their match in on Friday under the lights of the Newburg Held Tennis Courts on Doane's campus.

Utilizing three courts and trying to beat the forecasted rain, the teams started with singles action. Doane jumped to the early lead as Brylee Lauby (JR/Lexington, Neb.) defeated Marisol Blair at No. 3, 6-2, 6-1. The next match to be decided was at No. 2 singles where Ava Macke (JR/Omaha, Neb.) came from behind and posted a 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-7) win over Geanna Richard. Tabor was able to pick up their first win of the day at No. 1 as Olivia Brubacher held off Amber Weston (FR/Mead, Colo.) in a tie-break, 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (11-9).

Liz van der Torre (SO/Greeley, Colo.) was the next Tiger to finish a match as she won 6-2, 6-3, at No. 4 singles over Kayla Roth. Doane clinched the team victory as Huong Ngo (SO/Crete, Neb.) won at No. 5, over Bethany Yutzy, 6-1, 6-1. Tabor's second win came in a tie-break as Ariana Miller-Wyse defeated Makayla Rice (SR/Lincoln, Neb.), 6-3, 2-6, 1-0 (10-7).

Doane swept the doubles matches to claim the final team point. Weston and Lauby won 6-4 at No. 1 over the team of Brubacher and Liliana Wait. Macke and van der Torre swept through the duo of Richard/Blair, 6-0. Ngo teamed with Payton Stalder (JR/Omaha, Neb.) for a 6-2 win over Roth/Yutzy.