TC tennis 1-3 in matches last week

Jessica Emoto defeated Kansas Wesleyan’s Itzi Torres, 6-0, 6-2, Friday, extending her two-year, 10-0 unbeaten streak in KCAC play. The Bluejays swept the Coyotes, 9-0, improving to 2-1 in KCAC play, 5-4 overall.<p>The Tabor College tennis teams were swept by Southwestern and split with Kansas Wesleyan last week.

In a match plagued by injury, the Tabor men lost to Southwestern, 5-4, Saturday.

Already short-handed with the loss of Stephen Wilson, who underwent ACL surgery in February, the men’s team lost two matches Saturday by injury default when Jeff Pritchard suffered a leg injury and Anton Sopin, an ankle injury. Angel Miguel won his match by injury default.

Friday, the Bluejays split with Kansas Wesleyan Friday. The women swept the Coyotes, 9-0, while the men lost, 6-3.

The women lost to Southwestern, 7-2, Monday in a game rescheduled from Saturday. Coach John Ruder said matches were closer than the scores indicated.

Coming—Tabor was scheduled to play at Friends Monday and will host McPherson tomorrow at 1 p.m. The Bluejays will host Ottawa Saturday at noon.

Tabor tennis

vs. Southwestern (April 8)

Southwestern 5, TC men 4

Singles (2-4). No. 1: Illia Filanchuk (T) def. Franco Poi 6-1, 6-1. No. 2: Angel Miguel (T) def. Javier Contreras Cabezas injury default. No. 3: Anton Sopin (T) lost to Tomas Yacuzio injury default. No. 4: Jaime Sanchez (T) lost to Sheldon Hawthorne 6-4, 6-0. No. 5: Fran Gallinal (T) lost to Braden Baker 6-3, 6-0. No. 6: Jeff Pritchard (T) lost to Stephen Le injury default.

Doubles (2-1). No. 1: Filanchuk/Sopin (T) def. Yacuzio/Hawthorne 8-6. No. 2: Miguel/Gallinal (T) def. Baker/Contreras Cabezas 8-3. No. 3: Sanchez/Pritchard (T) lost to Poi/Le 8-0.

Record: 1-10 overall, 0-3 KCAC.

vs. Kansas Wesleyan (April 7)

Kansas Wesleyan 6, TC men 3

Singles (2-4). No. 1: Illia Filanchuk (T) def. Samir Lopez retired. No. 2: Angel Miguel (T) lost to Mario Rincon 6-1, 6-1. No. 3: Anton Sopin (T) lost to Michael Moody 6-1, 6-2. No. 4: Jaime Sanchez (T) lost to Felix Diaz 6-1, 6-1. No. 5: Fran Gallinal (T) def. Thomas Tran 6-3, 2-6, 10-7. No. 6: Jeff Pritchard (T) lost to Byers 6-1, 6-0.

Doubles (1-2). No. 1: Miguel/Gallinal (T) lost to Rincon/Diaz 8-3. No. 2: Filanchuk/Sanchez (T) def. Moody/Byers 9-8(7-0). No. 3: Sopin/Pritchard (T) lost to Lopez/Tran 8-3.

Record: 1-9 overall, 0-2 KCAC.

TC women 9, Kansas Wesleyan 0

Singles (6-0). No. 1: Jessica Emoto (T) def. Itzi Torres 6-0, 6-2. No. 2: Naima Mexsen (T) def. Paityn Bower 6-2, 6-1. No. 3 Heidi Klaassen (T) def. Brenda Sanchez 6-1, 6-1. No. 4 Kiana Fujioka (T) def. Chelsea Berrick 6-0, 6-2. No. 5: Tessa Isaac (T) def. Mallory Lantz 6-1, 6-2. No. 6. Lindsey Stroud (T) def. Katie Andrews 7-6(7-1), 6-4.

Doubles (3-0). No. 1: Emoto/Hiett (T) def. Torres/Bower 8-4. No. 2: Mexsen/Klaassen (T) def. Bearrick/Sanchez -3. No. 3: Fujioka/Worthy (T) def. Lantz/Andrews 8-3.

Record: 5-4 overall, 2-1 KCAC.

vs. Southwestern (April 3)

Southwestern 7, TC women 2

Singles (1-5). No. 1: Jessica Emoto (T) def. Morgan Hughes 6-1, 6-0. No. 2: Naima Mexsen (T) lost to Olivia Medaris 6-2, 3-6, 6-1. No. 3: Heidi Klaassen (T) lost to Anna Mankoski 7-6(7-3), 6-2. No. 4. Kiana Fujioka (T) lost to Abigail Groff 6-3, 6-3. No. 5: Celeste Worthy (T) lost to Jerlecia Thompson 7-5, 6-0. No. 6: Tessa Isaac (T) lost to Taylor Crawford 6-1, 7-5.

Doubles (1-2). No. 1: Emoto/Hiett (T) def. Shields/Medaris.9-7. No. 2: Fujioka/Worthy (T) lost to Mankoski/Hughes 8-6. No. 3: Mexsen/Klaassen (T) lost to Pfau/Caro 8-3.

Record: 4-4 overall, 1-1 KCAC.

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