SILOAM SPRINGS -- After earning the doubles point, the John Brown University women's tennis team added another match to the win column by splitting singles action in a 4-3 win over Ozarks (Ark.) on Saturday (April 2) afternoon at the JBU Tennis Courts.
Senior Sydney Smith and sophomore Abigail Woodring took the top doubles flight while freshman Erin Kuykendall and sophomore Caroline Hillock followed suit at the two, as the tandems posted consecutive 6-1 scores to take a 1-0 lead into singles play.
Smith used a 10-7 third-set tiebreak (6-0, 3-6) at the one before Hillock ran post Skylar Frazier at the four, building a 3-1 Golden Eagle advantage. John Brown captured the match with Woodring's 10-4 third-set win (7-5, 3-6) before the hosts dropped the bottom two flights.
On Friday (April 1), the Golden Eagles fell in a 5-2 contest to Missouri Valley. Hillock and freshman Ellie Swan recorded singles' victories at the fourth and fifth flights.
John Brown will now hit the road for a three-match stint, kicking off with a Friday (April 8) contest at Missouri Baptist. The 4 p.m. match will take place at the Vetta Racquet Sports – West facility in St. Peters, Mo.
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