HASTINGS, Neb. – After having Tuesday’s match at Doane suspended due to a thunderstorm, the Concordia University Women’s Tennis team played an indoor contest at Hastings on Wednesday (April 13). While taking all three doubles matches and five singles matches, the Bulldogs got back in the win column with a 6-1 victory over the Broncos. Five Concordia players came away with wins in both singles and doubles.
The only thing left in conference regular season play for Head Coach Cam Long’s squad will be the completion of the match at Doane. The Bulldogs are back to .500 in league play at 3-3 (5-9 overall).
“It was an all-around good win,” Long said. “We swept doubles and played well from the beginning. We played well throughout to earn the victory. It’s good to get another conference win and kind of solidify our spot in the conference tournament.”
Concordia swept through doubles on Wednesday as the combos of Sofia Morales and Tessa Blough at No. 1, Tara Ferrel and Megan Hakes at No. 2 and Brooke Hosick and Julia Phillips at No. 3 all came out on top. Ferrel and Hakes eked out a close decision while the Bulldogs won by scores of 6-3 at both Nos. 1 and 3. Morales and Blough improved to 4-2 as partners in GPAC matches.
Then in singles, Concordia pulled out wins at each of the Nos. 1 through 5 spots. Morales moved to 5-1 in GPAC singles matches with another dominant victory (6-2, 6-0). At No. 2, Blough responded after dropping the first set and won in three, 4-6, 6-1, 6-1. Other winners for the Bulldogs were Ferrel at No. 3, Hakes at No. 4 and Hosick at No. 5. At the No. 6 position, Hastings got on the board with a team point via a win by Jenna Davison.
The win was an important one for Concordia in terms of solidifying a spot in the six-team GPAC tournament. At 1-4 in the GPAC (2-11 overall), Hastings is in danger of missing the conference tournament. The Broncos will finish their GPAC slate next week by playing at Northwestern.
Next up on the schedule is next Tuesday (April 19)’s makeup nonconference match at Kansas Wesleyan University. First serve is slated for 10 a.m. CT from Salina Central High School in Salina, Kan. The suspended match at Doane may also end up being completed next week. The most updated schedule can be found HERE.