By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
LAWRENCE, Kan. – In their final fall competition of the year, the Fort Hays State women’s tennis team captured a 5-3 win on the road against Ottawa. The Tigers conclude the first half of their season at 3-2, while the Braves drop to 0-1.
The Tigers captured two-of-three doubles contests to gain the early advantage in the match. The duo of Nicole Lubbers and Laura Jimenez-Lendinez earned the 9-7 victory after battling off the Braves’ partners of Bruna Pacheco and Nicole Robbins. Haley Weidemann and Kimberly Stone captured an 8-0 shutout win over Ashlynn Good and Tayler Alterman for the two FHSU victories. The Tigers fell in the No. 1 double spot as Ellea Ediger and Lauren Lindell slipped 5-8 against Shepherd and Arias.
In singles play, the Tigers captured three matches in the No. 4 – No. 6 spots. Weidemann took the 6-2, 6-2 win over Robbins. Stone claimed a 6-1, 6-0 victory against Alterman. Nicole Lubbers defeated Good in the No. 5 spot to help Fort Hays State improve to 3-2 on the season.
The Tigers get a long break before the spring competition starts which features MIAA play. First up in the second half of the season is a road contest at Hastings College on March 2.