ARKADELPHIA – The Ouachita Baptist University women's tennis team dropped a home match to cross-street rival on Friday by a final score of 5-2.
Austynn Crocker and Clarissa Valenzuela earned the points for the Tigers with singles wins in the second and fourth positions, respectively. Shelly Davilus had hard-fought match in fifth position, with HSU's Vinda Teally needing an extra frame to win the battle 11-9.
With the loss, Ouachita drops to 2-15 overall. HSU improves to 4-6. The two squads will meet again on April 15 across the street counting in the Great American Conference standings.
Doubles
- Mulan Kamoe & Georjemah Row (HSU) def. Austynn Crocker & Shelly Davilus (OUA) 6-2
- Erica Jaggernauth & Tirzah Bailey (HSU) def. Olivia Gaston & Clarisa Valenzuela (OUA) 6-2
- Vinda Teally & Danna Nunez (HSU) def. Makeilah Turner & Taylor Hansard (OUA) 6-2
Singles
- Kamoe (HSU) def. Turner (OUA) 6-0, 6-1
- Crocker (OUA) def. Row (HSU) 5-7, 6-3, 10-3
- Jaggernauth (HSU) def. Gaston (OUA) 6-3, 6-3
- Valenzuela (OUA) def. Bailey (HSU) 6-0, 6-2
- Teally (OUA) def. Davilus (HSU) 7-6 (7-1), 4-6, 11-9
- Nunez (HSU) def. Ali May (OUA) 6-3, 6-3
Ouachita has a stretch of three consecutive GAC matches coming up, starting this upcoming Wednesday, April 6 at home against Southern Arkansas.
