The Missouri Western women’s tennis team picked up their first victory of the season in their second match of the Car City/Hyundai Classic by a score of 7-2 against the Lincoln Blue Tigers. Western is 1-2 on the season and will play the final match of the classic Saturday at noon against the Newman Jets at the St. Joseph Country Club.

Western’s opened up the match winning two of three doubles matches. Nicole Kerr and Katie Field picked up a victory over Kamaria Brave and Jasmine Daniel by a score of 8-3 in No. 2 doubles while Erin Ward and Alecia Jenkins won 8-0 over Victoria Banks and Gabrielle Quinn in No. 3 doubles.

In singles competition the Griffons won five of the six matches with Ceara Boldridge, Kayla Dysart, Erin Ward and Katie Field all winning in straight sets. Field won No. 6 singles by a scores of 6-0, 6-0 over Banks while Dysart won No. 3 singles 6-0 and 6-1 over Brave. Boldridge won 6-0, 6-2 against Alina Katrevich while Erin Ward won 7-5 and 6-1 against Daniel in No. 4 singles.

In No. 1 singles Nicole Kerr showed some determination fighting back winning set two 6-2 and the third set tie breaker 10-8 after losing the first set 6-2 against Camila Araujo. The Blue Tigers fall to 0-2 with the loss.

Missouri Western 7, Lincoln University 2
Feb 24, 2012 at St. Joseph, Mo. (Tennis and Swim Club)

Singles competition
1. Kerr,Nicole (MWSU) def. Araujo,Camila (LU) 2-6, 6-2, 10-8
2. Boldridge,Ceara (MWSU) def. Katrevich,Alina (LU) 6-0, 6-2
3. Dysart,Kayla (MWSU) def. Brave,Kamaria (LU) 6-0, 6-1
4. Ward,Erin (MWSU) def. Daniel,Jasmine (LU) 7-5, 6-1
5. Quinn,Gabrielle (LU) def. Jenkins,Alecia (MWSU) 2-6, 6-3, 11-9
6. Field,Katie (MWSU) def. Banks,Victoria (LU) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Araujo,Camila/Katrevich,Alina (LU) def. Boldridge,Ceara/Dysart,Kayla (MWSU) 8-4
2. Kerr,Nicole/Field,Katie (MWSU) def. Brave,Kamaria/Daniel,Jasmine (LU) 8-3
3. Ward,Erin/Jenkins,Alecia (MWSU) def. Banks,Victoria/Quinn,Gabrielle (LU) 8-0

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