LINDSBORG, Kan. -- After a pair of losses on Friday (March 4), the John Brown University women's tennis team picked up a pair of wins over Kansas Wesleyan and Bethany (Kan.) on Saturday (March 5).
In its final match of the weekend trip through Kansas, senior Sydney Smith and sophomore Abigail Woodring took advantage of a 6-4 win at the top flight to secure the doubles point before sweeping past the Swedes, 4-0.
Smith continued her strong play after missing the pair of matches on March 6 by landing a 7-2 first-set tiebreak to defeat Jahzuena Bradshaw-Douglas at the top flight 7-6, 6-2. Woodring and freshman Erin Kuykendall each improved to 4-5 on the season at the second and third flights as Kuykendall made quick work of Tia Gregory, 6-0, 6-1, and Woodring dispatched Lexi Neel, 6-0, 6-2.
In a 6-1 drubbing of Kansas Wesleyan, the Golden Eagles (5-4) captured a pair of third-set tiebreaks at the fourth and sixth flights. Sophomore Caroline Hillock won the tiebreak in 10-8 fashion after falling in the first set, 6-7 (5), but knotting the flight at one set apiece with a 6-3 win in the second.
Freshman Ellie Swan moved to 4-3 on the season after a comeback of her own. After losing the first set, 6-4, she roared back for a 6-1 second-set victory – setting up her 10-8 third-set tiebreak win.
On Friday, the Golden Eagles fell in a pair of matches to Bethel (Kan.) and McPherson (Kan.) by 6-1 and 5-0 scores, respectively. Isaac earned the JBU point versus Bethel with a 7-5, 6-2 win at the bottom flight.
John Brown returns to Siloam Springs for a March 17 rematch with Bethany (Kan.) at the JBU Tennis Courts, scheduled for 2 p.m.
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