On Friday, Sept. 13, and Saturday, Sept. 14, the women’s tennis team participated in the GPAC Individual Tournament in Lincoln, Nebraska.
In the first flight of singles rounds, junior Maria Purizaca won in the first round 6-1, 6-1, in the second round won 6-0, 6-1, but lost in the final, which placed her second overall. Also, in the same flight, sophomore Liz Calderon won the first and the second round, 6-4, 6-4 and 4-6, 6-1, 10-2, Calderon finished losing against Purizaca in the semifinal, 0-6, 1-6. Finishing up the first flight of singles was senior Kat Johnson, who lost 2-6, in both games.
In flight two, junior Isabella Castillero won in the first round 6-3, 4-6, 10-4. In the second game, Castillero lost 0-6, 0-6. Senior Alejandra Prat was the other player in the second flight. Prat won the first game 7-6 (7-4), 6-4. In the second round, Prat lost 0-6, 2-6.
Thirdly, in the third flight, senior Grace Schroller won the first round 6-1, 6-2 and lost in the second round 2-6, 1-6.
In flight four, freshman Elizabeth Roth won the first game 8-2, and lost 6-2, 3-6, 8-10.
Finally, in the fifth flight, freshman Evelyn Kusek lost the first round 3-8.
In the doubles flight one, Schroller and Johnson lost in the first round 1-6. Purizaca and Calderon ended in 2nd place. The couple won the first and second rounds of the tournament 6-0 and 7-5, respectively. However, in the final, they lost 2-6.
On the other hand, in flight number 2, Castillero and Prat lost 2-6 in the first round.
The next for the Tigers will be the ITA Regionals tournament on Sept. 26-28 in Saline, Kansas.
