[Tennis] Women's Tennis Falcons Win Second Straight; Men's Tennis Falls at Tabor
Hillsboro, Kan. – The Friends University Women's Tennis Falcons won for the second straight time by slipping by the Tabor College Bluejays 4-3 in Hillsboro, Kan. The Men's Tennis Falcons fell at Tabor by a score of 6-1.
It's the third conference victory overall this season for the Falcon Women and moves them into sixth place in the KCAC. The win also appears to have clinched a spot for the Falcons in the KCAC Women's Tennis Conference tournament in Topeka, Kan.
The Falcons will next host McPherson College on Apr. 17, with the women going at 9 am followed by the men at 10 am at Riverside Tennis Center in Wichita.
Full results from both matches are below:
Women defeated Tabor College 4-3
Doubles:
1. Krivek and McGrown lost to Wait and Brubacher 1-6
2. A. Williams and I. Smith lost to Richards and Blair 4-6
3. J. Williams and H. Wood defeated Miller-Wise and Roth 6-3
Singles:
1. Nikolett Krivek (FR) lost to Olivia Brubacher 1-6, 1-6
2. Issabella Smith (SR/Derby, Kan.) Lost to Geanna Richards 4-6, 6-4, 2-6
3. Ariel Williams (SR/Haysville, Kan. ) defeated Marisol Blair 6-4, 6-3
4. Sydney McGrown (JR) defeated Kayla Roth 6-4, 2-6, 6-0
5. Jazzmyn Williams (FR) defeated Ariana Miller-Wise 6-1, 6-4
6. Hanna Wood (FR) defeated Bethany Yutzy 6-1, 7-6
Men Lost to Tabor College 1-6
Doubles:
1. Prats Nicolas / Dunn defeated Ramirez and Alexander 7-6
2. Zoller and Watson lost to Fort / Klaassen 1-6
3. Iozzo / Martin lost to Chan / Kutz 0-6
Singles:
1. Hugo Prats Nicolas (FR/Almussafa Velencia, Spain) defeated Mickel Alexander 6-3, 7-6
2. Kerry Dunn (JR/Wichita, Kan. ) lost to Jean Paul Fort 0-6, 6-2
3. Franco Iozzo (FR/Bahia Blanco, Argentina) lost to Juan Ramirez 6-7, 3-6
4. Christian Martin (SO/Wichita, Kan. ) lost to Ethan Kutz 1-6, 4-6
5. Ben Zoller lost to Raul Chan 7-6, 1-6, 0-1
6. Nate Watson lost to Pierce Klaassen 0-6, 1-6