By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
Fort Hays State Tennis fell to Central Oklahoma, the No. 5 ranked team in the nation, on Sunday (Mar. 28) at the FHSU Tennis Courts in the second MIAA contest for both teams this season. The Central Region’s top ranked team left Hays with a 7-0 decision, taking all of the matches contested.
In doubles play, the No. 3 team of Kylie Aufdengarten and Aliyah Frederick took two of eight games against their opponent. In singles action, Aufdengarten (No. 6 position) won the most games of any Tiger as she took three of nine in her first set against Nikki Boyar. Fiorella Mendez (No. 2 position) and Grace Holgerson (No. 4 position) each won two games within their singles matches. UCO won all singles matches in straight sets.
The Tigers, now 3-2 overall this season, return to action on Friday (Apr. 2) at Missouri Western in St. Joseph, Mo. Match time is scheduled for 3 p.m.
Saturday
Fort Hays State Tennis dropped its first conference match of the season to Northeastern State on Saturday (Mar. 27) at the FHSU Tennis Courts. The RiverHawks, ranked 10th in the region by the ITA, claimed all of the matches contested and won 7-0. FHSU is now 3-1 overall, while NSU moved to 5-4 overall and 1-0 in the MIAA.
The No. 1 team of Stefany Stemmer and Sydney McAdoo, as well as the No. 2 team of Grace Holgerson and Fiorella Mendez each won two games within their doubles sets. In singles action, Stemmer won the most games among Tiger players, taking four in each set with her opponent. McAdoo nearly forced a third set at the No. 3 position, but fell in second-set tiebreak. All singles matches were won in straight sets by the RiverHawks.