The MBU men's & women's tennis teams concluded the regular season of play with losses to William Jewell College at Creve Coeur Racquet Club on Saturday, April 17.
The Spartan squads won just one match-up in between the two teams. Freshman Hannah Wadlow won for the MBU women's team at number six singles. The women lost 8-1, and finish the season with a 5-7 record. The men's team lost to William Jewell 9-0, and finish the season with a 3-8 record.
Both teams will travel to Missouri Valley College in Marshall, Missouri this Friday and Saturday, April 23-24, to compete in the NAIA National Qualifying Tournament.
Missouri Baptist Women 1, William Jewell 8 (Saturday, April 17, 2010)Doubles:
#1 Chamber and Ratana (WJ) def. Lindsay Dixon and Brittany Becker
(MBU) 8-2
#2 Lindbloom and Besser (WJ) def. Meghan McCreary and Kasha Davenport
(MBU) 8-2
#3 Baker and Granger (WJ) def. Kristen Roberts and Hannah Wadlow (MBU)
8-4
Singles:
#1 Chamber (WJ) def. McCreary (MBU) 6-0, 6-2
#2 Ratana (WJ) def. Dixon (MBU) 6-0, 6-1
#3 Lindbloom (WJ) def. Becker (MBU) 6-2, 6-1
#4Besser (WJ) def. Davenport (MBU) 6-3, 6-1
#5 Baker (WJ) def. Roberts (MBU) 6-1, 6-3
#6 Wadlow (MBU) def. Granger (WJ) 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
Missouri Baptist Men 0, William Jewell 9 (Saturday, April 17, 2010)Doubles:
#1 Cody Pflugradt and Kyle Taylor (WJ) def. Fran Cortez and
Pershard Owens (MBU), 8-6
#2 Kyle Lehenbauer adn Chris Dailey (WJ) def. Nick Deaton and Nick
Jannett (MBU), 8-1
#3 Chad Kirkland and Kyle Holt (WJ) def. Mark Antalick and Kirk
Tass (MBU), 8-5
Singles:
#1 Cody Pflugradt (WJ) def. David Conley (WBU), 6-0 6-1
#2 Kyle Taylor (WJ) def. Fran Cortez (MBU), 6-2 6-2
#3 Kyle Lehenbauer (WJ) def. Nick Jannett (MBU), 6-4 5-7 10-8
#4 Chris Dailey (WJ) def. Pershard Owens (MBU), 6-3 6-2
#5 Chad Kirkland WJ) def. Andrew Shupert (MBU), 6-0 6-2
#6 Jake Szybowicz (WJ) def. Nick Deaton (MBU), 6-3 6-1