ARKADELPHIA – Senior Makeilah Turner delivered an exciting tie-breaker victory in singles play to help the Ouachita Baptist University women's tennis team secure a 7-0 victory over Texas A&M-Texarkana on Saturday.
Turner was honored prior to the match as Ouachita's lone senior for the 2021-22 season. She then delivered a singles win in second position after saving match point for an 11-9 tie-breaker victory. She won the first set 6-3, and then fell in the second 6-1.
Doubles
- Austynn Crocker & Turner (OUA) def. Marie Peters & Lydia Oviedo (TAMUT) 6-2
- Olivia Gaston & Clarisa Valenzuela (OUA) def. Natalie Scott & Kassie Newton (TAMUT) 6-0
- Shelly Davilus & Taylor Hansard (OUA) win by forfeit
Singles
- Crocker (OUA) def. Peters (TAMUT) 6-2, 7-6 (1)
- Turner (OUA) def. Oviedo (TAMUT) 6-3, 1-6, 11-9
- Gaston (OUA) def. Scott (TAMUT) 6-1, 6-0
- Ali May (OUA) def. Newton (TAMUT) 6-1, 6-0
- Davilus (OUA) win by forfeit
- Hansard (OUA) win by forfeit
The Tigers close the regular season on Tuesday across the street against Henderson State in a makeup match originally scheduled for this past Friday. First serve is set for 2 p.m. at the Bettye Wallace Tennis Center.
