THE LEAD
The Lady Patriots Tennis team cruised to two more victories on Thursday with two strong, 8-1 wins over Western New Mexico and Metro State in Dallas, Texas. With the two wins, DBU has extended their impressive winning streak to 8.
 
The Lady Patriots performed well in all areas competition on Thursday. DBU had several athletes that earned undefeated days in their respective matches, which included a complete sweep in all doubles matches.
 
#4 Liz Slaughter possibly had the most to-the-wire victory of the day when she outlasted WNMU with a third set, 12-10 win. Ana Marija Banic led the Lady Patriots in the #1 spot with 4 convincing wins on the day.
 
RESULTS
DBU 8, WNMU 1
DBU 8, MSU 1
 
SINGLES
#1 Ana Marija Banic (DBU) def. Newell (WNMU) 6-1, 6-4
#2 Lacey Sprinkel (DBU) def. Heinze (WNMU) 6-1, 6-3
#3 Skylar McDonald (DBU) def. Goodland (WNMU) 6-1, 6-3
#4 Liz Slaughter (DBU) def. Kolb (WNMU) 6-4, 3-6, 12-10
#5 Bianca Tijerina (DBU) def. Justiniano (WNMU) 6-3, 6-1
#6 Diaz (WNMU) def. Cassidy Paul (DBU) 7-5, 6-2
 
DOUBLES
#1 Ana Banic/Lacey Sprinkel (DBU) def. Heinze/Goodland (WNMU) 8-6
 #2 Liz Slaughter/Skylar McDonald (DBU) def. Newell/Kolb (WNMU) 8-4
#3 Bianca Tijerina/Cassidy Paul (DBU) def. Justiniano/Siboni (WNMU) 8-4
 
 
SINGLES
#1 Ana Marija Banic (DBU) def. Valeria (MSU) 6-4, 6-3
#2 Porter (MSU) def. Lacey Sprinkel (DBU) 7-5, 6-3
#3 Mikayla Rinker (DBU) def. Wright (MSU) 3-6, 6-4, (10-7)
#4 Skylar McDonald (DBU) def. Kerr (MSU) 6-3, 6-1
#5 Liz Slaughter (DBU) def. Xino (MSU) 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)
#6 Bianca Tijerina def. Horton (MSU) 6-1, 4-5, 6-3
 
DOUBLES
#1 Ana Banic/Lacey Sprinkel (DBU) def. Kerr/Wright (MSU) 8-3
 #2 Liz Slaughter/Mikayla Rinker (DBU) def. Porter/Valeria (MSU) 8-3
#3 Skylar McDonald/Bianca Tijerina (DBU) def. Xino/Horton (MSU) 8-3
 

COACH LEAH RUTT ON EARNING TWO MORE BIG WINS   
"Awesome grit from our ladies today to win 2 regional matches in difficult conditions. I am so proud of the way they competed. Looking forward to our next conference match on Saturday against St. Edwards."
 
UP NEXT
The Lady Patriots will be squaring off against conference opponent, St. Edwards on their home court this Saturday at 10 AM.