On Oct. 2 and 3, the women’s tennis team traveled to Hastings, NE, to compete in the Bronco Invite and record several wins.
Senior Maria Purizaca battled through the first bracket, winning her play-in match 8-0 and the semifinals 8-2. In the same bracket, junior Liz Calderon lost 4-8, while senior Josline Carter won her matches 8-3 and 8-4. This set up a final between Pruizaca and Carter, and Pruizaca won 6-0, 6-0.
Calderon found success in her second bracket, winning 8-6. Senior Isabella Castillero won 8-4 in her first match and secured a bracket win with an 8-2 match.
Sophomore Elizabeth Roth won her play-in match 8-3, but lost her second match 6-8. Within that same bracket, freshman Ana Paramas remained undefeated with 8-2, 8-1 and 6-1, 6-2 victories.
Sophomore Evelyn Kusek lost 6-8 and freshman Nevaeh Guerin lost 3-8 in the same bracket. Also in that bracket was freshman Jorja Boller, who won her first match 8-2 but was eliminated after a 4-8 defeat.
Kusek and Guerin had another opportunity in a different bracket, where Kusek won 8-5 and Guerin 8-1.
In doubles, the Tigers had five pairs competing. Guerin and freshman Hailey Hopkinson lost 2-6, and Kusek and Boller lost 4-6. Castillero and Roth played two sets, 6-7 and 2-7, ultimately losing their match. Carter and Paramas won their first two matches 6-0 and 6-2 but lost the semifinal match 7-5. Purizaca and Calderon won the doubles bracket with 6-0, 7-5 and 6-2 matches.
The Tigers went on to play Fort Hays State University at home on Oct. 9.
In their matchup, the Tigers had three doubles pairs competing: Purizaca and Calderon, Paramas and Carter, and Castillero and Roth. All three pairs lost their matches 2-6.
Purizaca defeated her singles opponent in a two-set 6-3, 6-4 victory.
Calderon lost her matches 4-6 and 3-6. Paramas fell 3-6 and 1-6 to her opponent. Both Carter and Roth lost 2-6, 2-6 and Castillero finished with a 0-6, 1-6 loss in her singles match.
This was their last match for the fall, their season will continue in the spring.
