FULTON, Mo. – The William Woods University Women's Tennis returns home for the first time since Feb. 26th when they host Oakland City University on Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Suzanne Neal Memorial Tennis Complex on the Campus of William Woods University.
In the late NAIA Women's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Poll, William Woods came in ranked No. 23 in the poll, with a new poll be released on Tuesday, March 15th.
"We are excited to return home this to host Oakland City University," said head coach
Lauren Meier. "This will be a great opportunity to return home after playing on the road since February 26th. The team has made great strides of improvement and we will continue to work hard and grow as a team."
WWU enters the match coming off an upset factory over No. 14 Xavier University. The Owls defeated the Gold Nuggets, 5-2 on March 6th. The win over the Gold Nuggets was the second win over a top 25 team for the Owls women's tennis team.
The Owls claimed two points out of three in doubles action on Sunday against the Gold Nuggets. Playing No. 2 doubles,
Abigail Lemberger and
Julia Mulder scored the first point of the match for the Owls as they took the match, 8-4, over Jana van der Walt and Tess Guarino. The Owls followed by taking No. 1 doubles putting William Woods ahead 2-0.
Chelsea Steward and
Alba Salinas defeated Charlene Goreau and Brandi Nelson, 8-6.
Felicia Cesar and
Paige Smith put up a battle in No. 3 doubles as they dropped the match, 9-7, against Dasia Harris and Sha'Nel Bruins.
After doubles action, the Owls led 2-1 over Xavier. The Gold Nuggets tied the match at 2-2 after winning No. 1 singles as Goreau defeated
Paige Smith, 6-0, 6-1. WWU regained the lead after winning in No. 2 singles, where
Karyna Sagalai defeated Nelson. After a hard fought first set, Sagalai claimed out on top winning 7-5. Sagalai did not let the second set get as close as she won 6-2.
Chelsea Steward won No. 4 singles as she defeated Jana van der Walt. Steward won the first set, 6-3, before winning the second set, 6-1, putting the Owls ahead 4-2.
Julia Mulder clinched the win for the Owls as she won in No. 6 singles. Mulder defeated Guarino, 6-3, 6-1.
The Oakland City University Women's Tennis team comes into the match after not winning a match this fall. Oakland City is 0-5 on the season.
Fans check back on wwuowls.com for a full recap and score tomorrow night.
