LINCOLN, Neb. – A trio of Bulldogs emerged with championships after weekend (Sept. 16-17) action against conference foes at Woods Tennis Center in Lincoln, Neb. As part of a bracket-style GPAC singles/doubles tournament, Kylie Freudenburg won the flight D singles title and the duo of Tessa Blough and Alana Lopez Pagan claimed the flight A doubles championship. Nine Bulldogs represented Concordia University Women’s Tennis at the event.
The tournament marked the second outing this fall for Head Coach Cam Long’s squad, which was edged by Bethel College (Kan.), 4-3, in dual competition on Sept. 13.
“I’ve been very impressed with our team thus far, especially considering how young we are,” Long said. “The freshmen have worked hard and made a big impact right away, but it’s also clear the returners have made strides over the summer. Tessa and Alana were lights out all weekend and played very smart. Kylie also put together a very solid performance both days. Even though we’ve started the season fast, I still think we have a long way to go and our potential is very high.”
In addition to the championships claimed by Freudenburg in singles and Blough and Lopez Pagan in doubles, Freudenburg teamed up with Gabrielle Heiser on a flight D doubles runner-up claim and Brooke Hosick reached the semifinals in flight C singles.
Full results were not readily available, but the brackets for the GPAC tournament included the following Bulldogs:
· A singles: Mariana Molano (3 seed), Alana Lopez Pagan
· B singles: Ella Dean, Tara Ferrel
· C singles: Gabrielle Heiser (1 seed), Brooke Hosick
· D singles: Lauren Gottberg, Kylie Freudenburg
· A doubles: Molano/Dean, Blough/Lopez Pagan
· B doubles: Ferrel/Hosick, Freudenburg/Heiser
Up next, Concordia will host Iowa Western Community College on Saturday. First serve is set for 12 p.m. CT from the Bulldog Tennis Courts on campus. The two programs last met in the spring of 2021 with the result being a 6-1 win for the Tritons.