SILOAM SPRING, Ark. – Missouri Western Tennis (5-2) added another match to its now four-match winning streak, shutting out John Brown (0-4) by a score of 9-0 on the road on Friday.
The Griffons swept the doubles, beginning with Karolina Ström and Joanna Abreu Roman’s 8-1 win to improve the duo’s record to 5-0 in the spring. Mireia Birosta and Ciarra Gilmore walked away with a doubles win in what turned out to be the closest matchup of the day, winning by a score of 9-7.
Missouri Western would remain perfect throughout singles play, winning all six matches. Four of those six wins in singles came in 6-0, 6-0 fashion. Among those shutouts was Erica Dunn’s victory, giving Dunn her first win of the spring season. Ström remained unbeaten this spring with a 6-0, 6-0 win of her own.
Griffon Tennis will wrap up its Arkansas road trip on Saturday as the team takes on Arkansas – Fort Smith (2-3).
SINGLES
Strom, Karolina (MWSU) def. Julia McNeill (JBU) 6-0, 6-0
Birosta, Mireia (MWSU) def. Sydney Smith (JBU) 6-4, 6-0
Abreu Roman, Joanna (MWSU) def. Sabrina Paiz (JBU) 6-2, 6-0
Gilmore, Ciarra (MWSU) def. Jadyn Engel (JBU) 6-0, 6-0
Salmaso, Federica (MWSU) def. Natalie Mollan (JBU) 6-0, 6-0
Dunn, Erica (MWSU) def. Chloe Trusty (JBU) 6-0, 6-0
DOUBLES
Birosta/Gilmore (MWSU) def. McNeill/ Smith (JBU) 9-7
Abreu Roman/Strom (MWSU) def. Engel/Paiz (JBU) 8-1
Federica/Vuksan (MWSU) def. Mollan/Sandeno (JBU) 8-2
— MWSU Athletics —