{"id":72329,"date":"2023-04-03T09:26:51","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T14:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=72329"},"modified":"2023-04-03T09:26:53","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T14:26:53","slug":"photos-womens-tennis-plays-home-finale-over-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=72329","title":{"rendered":"PHOTOS: Women’s tennis plays home finale over weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

BY MADISON SHAPLAND<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Doubles team consisting of Gracen Friess and Hope Lubbers line up in receiving formation during the Tigers’ first home match of the season.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Maria Paz Diaz marks her serving spot against the 3rd ranked doubles team in the nation.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Irina Alfonso goes to serve during the No. one doubles matchup against the Central Oklahoma team as her teammates cheer them on. \n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Lady Tigers doubles team of Paz Diaz and Alfonso put up a fight, but ultimately fell 7-5. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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At No. five singles Kylie Aufdengarten winds up her serve.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Stefany Stemmer represented the Tigers at No. two singles, where she also played a nationally ranked player. \n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Stemmer with a speedy swing. She pulled through with wins in seven out of 19 games against the No. 50 singles \n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Alfonso was put in another close matchup in No. 1 singles play. The game went into a tie breaker where she was overrun 10-8. \n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Fiorella Mendez swings at a high-placed ball during her No. 3 singles play. \n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mendez had 10 wins between both sets, where she barely lost with a score of 7-5.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Aufdengarten makes contact with the ball.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Placing the ball back in her opponent’s half of the court, Aufdengarten fell with scores of 6-1 and 6-3.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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At No. four singles, Paz Diaz falls 6-1 in both sets.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Grace Unruh brings in the only Tiger win of the day. At No. six singles, Unruh took the first set with a score of 6-2. The second set brought a loss of the same score. Faced with a tiebreaker set, Unruh got a six-point lead, where she won with a final score of 10-4.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Fort Hays Tennis team sits with a record of 6-10 overall, with an MIAA Conference record of 0-6.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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