{"id":80483,"date":"2024-09-09T08:30:21","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T13:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=80483"},"modified":"2024-09-09T08:30:23","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T13:30:23","slug":"tennis-has-5-bracket-champs-at-bethany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=80483","title":{"rendered":"Tennis has 5 bracket champs at Bethany"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

LINDSBORG, Kan. – Fort Hays State Tennis had a strong start to the 2024-25 season by winning five of the eight brackets contested at the Bethany College Invitational on Friday and Saturday (Sept. 6-7).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doubles champs included Irina Alfonso<\/a><\/dfn> and Suzana Faucz<\/a><\/dfn> in the A bracket and Bethan Gill<\/a><\/dfn> and Hope Lubbers<\/a><\/dfn> in the C bracket. Singles champions included Faucz in the B bracket, Gill in the D bracket, and Janae Montoya<\/a><\/dfn> in the E bracket. Faucz and Gill each posted a perfect record for the weekend by claiming titles in both doubles and singles. Both went 6-0 for the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alfonso and Faucz blazed through the A bracket in doubles play, giving up only one point to each of their opponents in the quarterfinals (Bethany) and final (Doane). Their semifinal match against a duo from Pratt Community College was the closest contest, resulting in an 8-4 win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gill and Lubbers breezed through quarterfinal and semifinal matches against teams from Kansas Wesleyan and Doane, surrendering just one point combined over the two matches. They defeated a team from Sterling College in the final by a score of 8-3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Faucz won her first two matches of singles play in the B bracket by scores of 8-1 and 8-0, knocking off opponents from Pratt Community College and Bethany to reach the final. She took the final by a close 8-6 score over Barbara Mattar of Pratt Community College.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gill was steady through the D singles bracket, winning her matches by scores of 8-2, 8-2, and 8-1. She defeated opponents from Doane and Pratt Community College before breezing past Helen Harbit of Bethany in the final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Montoya blazed her way through the E bracket with wins by scores of 8-3, 8-1, and 8-3. She knocked off opponents from Bethany and Tabor before winning against teammate Hope Lubbers<\/a><\/dfn> in the final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After dropping their first match in A doubles bracket play, Shreethika Vangala<\/a><\/dfn> and Montoya reeled off two straight wins to take the consolation side of the bracket. In the B doubles bracket, the team of Grace Unruh<\/a><\/dfn>and Yone Pereiro<\/a><\/dfn> reached the final where they lost a close 8-6 battle, and the team of Ines Latorre<\/a><\/dfn> and Ines Steeman<\/a><\/dfn> bounced back from an opening match loss to take the consolation side with two straight wins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the A singles bracket, Alfonso claimed two straight wins to reach the final, but fell 8-4 in her final contest. Vangala claimed the consolation side of the bracket, winning two in a row after dropping her first contest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the C singles bracket, Unruh won two straight to reach the final where she fell 8-3. Latorre placed third in the bracket after dropping her semifinal match. Steeman fell in her first match of the D bracket, but won two straight to take the consolation side. Lubbers won her first two matches of the E bracket before meeting her teammate (Montoya) in the final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fort Hays State returns to action next weekend in Pueblo, Colorado, where it will face RMAC schools MSU Denver, CSU-Pueblo, and Colorado Mesa in dual action. FHSU’s first home match will be on September 17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Individual Records from the Bethany Invitational<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Name<\/strong><\/td>Doubles<\/strong><\/td>Singles<\/strong><\/td>Overall<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Suzana Faucz<\/a><\/dfn><\/td>3-0<\/td>3-0<\/td>6-0<\/td><\/tr>
Bethan Gill<\/a><\/dfn><\/td>3-0<\/td>3-0<\/td>6-0<\/td><\/tr>
Irina Alfonso<\/a><\/dfn><\/td>3-0<\/td>2-1<\/td>5-1<\/td><\/tr>
Hope Lubbers<\/a><\/dfn><\/td>3-0<\/td>2-1<\/td>5-1<\/td><\/tr>
Janae Montoya<\/a><\/dfn><\/td>2-1<\/td>3-0<\/td>5-1<\/td><\/tr>
Grace Unruh<\/a><\/dfn><\/td>2-1<\/td>2-1<\/td>4-2<\/td><\/tr>
Ines Latorre<\/a><\/dfn><\/td>2-1<\/td>2-1<\/td>4-2<\/td><\/tr>
Shreethika Vangala<\/a><\/dfn><\/td>2-1<\/td>2-1<\/td>4-2<\/td><\/tr>
Ines Steeman<\/a><\/dfn><\/td>2-1<\/td>2-1<\/td>4-2<\/td><\/tr>
Yone Pereiro<\/a><\/dfn><\/td>2-1<\/td>0-1<\/td>2-2<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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