Box Score OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Taking on No. 7/No. 5 seed Southeastern University (1-1), an NAIA National Championships quarterfinalist a season ago, No. 18/No. 8 seed William Woods University (0-2) lost 4-0 in the ITA NAIA National Team Indoor Championship consolations Saturday at Overland Park Racquet Club.
"We made big strides today as a team," William Woods tennis coach
Abigail Lemberger Hughes said. "Even though we didn't get the result we wanted, the girls proved we can compete with the best. We will come out fighting tomorrow!"
The Fire earned the doubles point with wins at the two and three slots. The Owls'
Kristina Dimitrijevic and
Sophia Hausner fell 6-0 to Southeastern's Italia duo of Alessia Ciampi and Martina Picardi at the two slot, and
Samya Sikand and
Chloe Hecker dropped a 6-3 decision to Isabella Bolivar Garces and Neleah Neiberline at the three.
Southeastern won its three singles points from the three through five slots. William Woods' Dimitrijevic lost 6-2, 6-2 to Bolivar Garces at the three line, Sikand dropped a 6-1, 6-3 result to Irene Parigi at the four and Hausner fell 6-0, 6-0 to Ciampi at the five.
Competing for seventh place, the Owls face No. 6/No. 7 seed Tennessee Wesleyan University (0-2) at 8 a.m. Sunday.