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Women's Tennis Upset Bid Falls Short
Posted: Apr 06, 2025

Women's Tennis Upset Bid Falls Short

Box Score
Team Stats
Doubles
  • Brooke Marshall / Line Jensen def. Maria Purizaca / Mariana Espinosa 6-1
  • Stefany Simplicio / Kailee Bailey def. Liz Calderon / Grace Schroller 6-3
  • Sophia Guntren / Lidia Suarez def. Isabella Castillero / Kat Johnson 6-4
Singles
  • Line Jensen def. Maria Purizaca 5-7, 7-5, 6-3
  • Mariana Espinosa def. Brooke Marshall 6-4, 6-4, 0-0
  • Liz Calderon def. Kailee Bailey 6-3, 6-2, 0-0
  • Stefany Simplicio def. Isabella Castillero 6-0, 6-2, 0-0
  • Lidia Suarez def. Grace Schroller 6-0, 6-3, 0-0
  • Kat Johnson def. Sophia Guntren 6-3, 6-2, 0-0

Women's Tennis took on Morningside on Sunday afternoon in Crete. The Mustangs entered the match receiving votes in the NAIA national poll and received a valiant effort out of the Tigers. Morningside hung on to win the match, 4-3.

Morningside cruised early on, taking the three doubles matches to take a 1-0 lead entering singles play.

Doane took the lead as Mariana Espinosa and Liz Calderon picked up wins at No. 2 and 3, respectively. Espinosa won her match, 6-4, 6-4, while Calderon won 6-3, 6-2. The Mustangs tied the match with a win at No. 1, where Morningside's Line Jensen, ranked No. 16 in the NAIA, took on No. 32 Maria Purizaca. Purizaca took the opening match, 7-5, before Jensen won the next 7-5, 6-3.

The Mustangs won at No. 4 and No. 5 to clinch the match. Kat Johnson won at No. 6 for Doane, 6-3, 6-2.

The Tigers will have a quick turnaround for their next match, traveling to Omaha on Monday to take on Saint Mary at 3 PM.