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Fort Hays State edged Kansas Wesleyan on Tuesday (Sept. 22) by a score of 5-4. The No. 2 doubles match was pivotal as it would eventually decide the match when the teams split singles play. FHSU moved to 2-3 overall with the win.<\/p>\n
The No. 2 doubles team of Alina Villalovos and Raven Dick battled to a 9-8 (7-2) tiebreak win to push FHSU to a 2-1 lead after doubles play. The match proved critical as Kansas Wesleyan took the No. 1 through No. 3 singles matches and FHSU took the No. 4 through No. 6 singles matches.<\/p>\n
FHSU gained its first point quickly as the No. 3 doubles team of Haley Weidemann and Taylor Noel downed their opponent 8-1. The No. 1 team of Laura Jimenez-Lendinez and Jessica Johnson fell by a score of 8-5 to make it 1-1 before Villalovos and Dick battled to push the Tigers into the lead.<\/p>\n
In singles play, the Tigers clinched the match with wins at No. 4, No. 5, and No. 6. Dick defeated her opponent 6-0, 6-2 at No. 4, Weidemann defeated her opponent 6-1, 6-4 at No. 5, and Noel defeated her opponent 6-0, 6-2.<\/p>\n
The Coyotes scratched out three points in the other singles matches. Jimenez-Lendinez lost in three sets at No. 1, 2-6, 7-5, 10-5. Johnson was just shy of forcing a third set, falling 7-5, 6-4 at No. 2. Villalovos fell in straight sets at No. 3, 6-3, 6-2.<\/p>\n
The Tigers take their two-match win streak into their final two matches of the fall season on September 25 against Doane College and Concordia University in Nebraska.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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