ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Bulldogs faced off against a superior opponent in Division II’s Missouri Western State University at the Genesis Health Club on Friday (Feb. 23) afternoon. The undefeated Griffons showed their NCAA level, as the Dawgs were defeated 0-7 in the match. Concordia drops to 3-3 at the beginning of the season and has three more non-conference bouts before entering GPAC play.
No. 2 Chakira Derman lost the first set (2-6) convincingly but battled against Izzi MacGibbon to tie the second set 6-6. The Lome’, Togo, native forced the tiebreaker but couldn’t find her footing (1-7) in extra points.
The rest of singles play fell in straight sets, as the lineup was Mariana Molano (No. 1), Alana Lopez-Pagan (No. 3), Alexa Richert (No. 4), Brooke Hosick (No. 5) and Gabrielle Heiser (No. 6).
In doubles, Molano and Lopez-Pagan at No. 2s fell (1-6) and No. 3s Gottberg and Hosick lost, 2-6, giving the point to the home team.
Concordia (3-3) will take on the University of Saint Mary (2-4) on Thursday (Feb. 29) at the Genesis Health Club-Clayview in Kansas City, Mo. The players will spin their rackets at 10 a.m. CT.