THE LEAD The DBU Women's Tennis Team were defeated by Cameron University, 8-1. Cameron is ranked #17 in the nation, #2 regionally.
Liz Slaughter and
Amanda Richter turned in a score for DBU taking line two in doubles play.
Despite dropping lines one and three in doubles action, the Lady Patriots registered a 8-4, win off the rackets of
Liz Slaughter and
Amanda Richter in line two.
DBU would then go on to fall in all six lines of singles play, unable to mount a comeback.
Richter and
Maria Fernandez de Camilo, were able to expand their sets to three games in their loss.
RESULTS
Cameron 8, DBU 1SINGLES#1 Paula Gutierrez (CU) def.
Liz Slaughter (DBU) 6-3, 6-1
#2 Alina Gorina (CU) def.
Ana Marija Banic (DBU) 7-6 (3-0), 6-1
#3 Zhenia Shviadok (CU) def.
Maria Fernandez de Camilo (DBU) 7-6 (4-0), 4-6, 10-7
#4 Angie Torres (CU) def.
Madeline Coffman (DBU) 6-4, 6-2
#5 Samantha Wood (CU) def.
Amanda Richter (DBU) 6-7 (0-5), 7-5, 13-11
#6 Mathilde Thibaudat (CU) def.
Bianca Tijerina (DBU) 6-1, 6-1
DOUBLES #1 Gorina/Shviadok (CU) def. Fernandez/Banic (DBU) 8-4
#2 Richter/Slaughter (DBU) def. Wood/Torres (CU) 8-4
#3 Gutierrez/Thibaudat (CU) def. Coffman/Tijerina (DBU) 8-6
UP NEXTAfter a scrimmage with the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, the Lady Patriots will return home for "Senior Day" on Saturday, April 9, when they face Austin College. The match is set to begin at 10:00 a.m.