SSU women's tennis falls to NCAA D-I Lindenwood (Mo.), NAIA No. 9 William Woods (Mo.), Missouri Baptist
The women's tennis program at Shawnee State fell by 7-0 margins to NCAA Division I Lindenwood (Mo.), NAIA No. 8-ranked William Woods (Mo.) and Missouri Baptist by 7-0 margins Sunday and Monday evening to begin their spring break showings.
Highlights -- Lindenwood (Mo.)
Vanessa Akuaku and Lacey Urban represented Shawnee State well at the top two singles slots -- as Akauku fell by a scant 6-4, 6-4 margin to Lindenwood's Fabiana Labrador at No. 1 singles while Urban dropped a tight 6-1, 6-4 decision to Yana Gaskell at No. 2 singles.
Doubles competition saw the pairing of Lacey and Lexy Urban take two games from the top doubles pairing of Gaskell and Sarah Ben Aba before falling by a 6-2 margin.
Highlights -- No. 9 William Woods (Mo.)
Against William Woods, the No. 1 doubles pairing of Lacey and Lexy Urban fared well again, dropping a tight 6-4 decision to William Woods' No. 1 doubles pairing of Hanna Lindeboom and Marta Calvo Larraz. Lindeboom and Calvo Larraz are multi-time All-American Midwest Conference honorees in both singles and doubles play.
The No. 2 doubles unit of Kristina Dimitrijevic and Sophia Hausner also got a tough match from the No. 2 doubles pairing of Vanessa Akuaku and Antonia Ilea as Akuaku and Ilea lost by a scant 7-5 margin.
In singles play, Lacey Urban took William Woods' No. 2 singles talent, Mireia Simon Sanchez, to a 7-5 margin in the first set of games before dropping the second set, 6-1. Ilea and Lexy Urban also posted five game victories at No. 3 and No. 4 singles before dropping their respective contests to Calvo Larraz (6-3, 6-2) and Dimitrijevic (6-2, 6-3).
Highlights -- Missouri Baptist
Against Missouri Baptist, the No. 2 doubles pairing of Vanessa Akuaku and Antonia Ilea took Missouri Baptist's No. 2 doubles pairing of Mariana Azevedo and Teodora Iacob to a close 6-4 contest before falling.
The women showcased their competitiveness against the 5-3 Spartans in singles:
- Akauku dropping close 7-5, 6-2 contests to Camila Gomez at No. 1 singles
- Lacey Urban taking the second set from Missouri Baptist's No. 2 singles talent in Luana Luerson, 6-4, before dropping tight matches by 7-5 and 6-2 margins
- Lacey Urban, Brooklyn Foose and Claire Favre battled Nia Vasiljkovic, Mia McIssac and Mariana Azevedo to 6-4 contests at No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6 singles in the opening set with Foose taking McIssac to a 7-5 margin at No. 5 singles
Additional
Shawnee State is currently finishing out its Spring Break swing against Webster (Mo.). Those results will be posted here as the match is finalized.
The men's results for all four matches that they have competed in over the break will be posted following the final match of their Spring Break run against Webster (Mo.).
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