FULTON, Mo. - After sweeping through the doubles point with
Kristina Dimitrijevic and Mireira Simon Sanchez at the two barely outpacing
Marta Calvo Larraz and
Hanna Lindeboom at the one in 6-2 wins, William Woods (5-6) rolled to a 5-2 win over Midland University (7-4) on Sunday. Dimitrijevic opened and closed the match scoring for Woods, clinching the final result at five singles.
"We got the job done and we definitely have some things to work on," said head coach
Chance Joost. "We're very young so we just need to learn how to finish off matches and win the ones we are supposed to the way we're supposed to. Overall, it was a good day and we will continue to press forward with two more matches this week. This is where we separate ourselves from the rest of the pack."
The Owls needed just 34 minutes to claim the doubles point, but
Lena Greefs and
Marcelina Kotylak held on for a 7-5 win over Kissmel Cedano and Grace Felder to sweep the point.
Lindeboom quickly dispatched her opponent at the one line, winning 6-0, 6-0 over Arianna Lumanog in just 49 minutes. 20 minutes later, Greefs gave Woods a 3-0 lead with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Felder at the three line and turning the court over to Kotylak and Macee Thompson for their six singles match.
Even as Midland was trying to mount a comeback at the two and four singles, the karma from Lindeboom's win was still hanging out on court one as Dimitrijevic needed just 70 minutes to claim the win for William Woods. The no. five player for WWU earned a 6-4, 6-1 win over Jenna Carle.
The Owls welcome Ottawa University and former AMC foe Freed-Hardeman to campus on Thursday and Friday, respectively.