LINCOLN, Neb. – The Concordia women’s tennis team found its first GPAC victory Monday evening. The Bulldogs defeated College of Saint Mary 5-4 at the Abbott Sports Complex. Concordia improves to 3-11 overall and 1-1 in the GPAC. The Flames fall to 3-7, 0-3 GPAC.
Head coach Joel Reckewey said, “I’m really excited about the conference victory that the women pulled off tonight. It was a tough fought battle. It takes a team to win and all of the girls contributed to the victory. I’m really happy with how they competed. I think they deserved it. It was a close victory, but the girls stepped up tonight.”
Winning the doubles matches were the No. 2 and 3 pairs. Annie Horn and Anna Kenney played at No. 2 and defeated their opponent 8-6. Katelinn Wurm and Alison Ebel took an 8-1 triumph.
In the singles matches, Ebel won 6-3, 6-2 over her opponent at the No. 4 spot. Hannah Boe took a 6-0, 6-3 victory at No. 5. In the No. 6 position, Kayla Smock won with a 6-2, 6-0 score.
The Bulldogs will be back in action this Wednesday at Doane College. First serve is slated for 4 p.m.