THE LEAD
The Lady Patriots had a productive Saturday, tabbing two impressive wins with the first triumph coming Saturday morning against Arkansas Tech, 5-3. In the afternoon, DBU earned their first Heartland Conference win by taking down UA Fort Smith, 7-2.
 
Bianca Tijerina and Skylar McDonald were the leaders for DBU on Saturday. Both competitors went 4-0 on the day, including two bigtime doubles victories igniting the Lady Patriots team to cruise past both ATU and UAFS in the teams visit to Arkansas.
 
RESULTS
DBU 5, ATU 3
DBU 7, UAFS 2
 
SINGLES
#1 Acosta (ATU) def. Ana Banic (DBU) 6-3, 6-4
#2 Bell (ATU) def. Mikayla Rinker (DBU 6-0, 0-6, 6-4
#3 Lacey Sprinkel (DBU) def. Sanchez (ATU) 6-1, 6-4
#4 Skylar McDonald (DBU) def. Rowlands (ATU) 6-4, 1-6, 6-4
#5 Liz Slaughter (DBU) def. Ward (ATU) 6-2,2-6, 6-6(1-1)
#6 Bianca Tijerina (DBU) def. Long (ATU) 7-5, 6-4
#7 Cassidy Paul (DBU) def. Suico (ATU) 6-4, 3-6, 10-4
 
DOUBLES
#1 Acosta/Bell (ATU) def. Ana Banic/Lacey Sprinkel (DBU) 8-3
 #2 Liz Slaughter/Mikayla Rinker (DBU) def. Sanchez/Rowlands (ATU) 9-8(2)
#3 Bianca Tijerina/Skylar McDonald (DBU) def. Suico/Long (ATU) 8-1
 
COACH LEAH RUTT PRAISES TIJERINA AND MCDONALD ON UNDEFEATED WEEKEND
Coach Rutt discusses their matchup against Arkansas Tech, "excellent match for the girls today. Very proud of our number two doubles pulling out a tough tiebreaker and bringing lots of energy and passion to the match! Also, very proud of freshman, Skylar McDonald for clinching the match for our ladies! She plays with so much fire and energy and is an influential player on our squad." Coach Rutt on earning their first conference win against UA Fort Smith, "great match today for our girls. Good to get our first conference win under our belt. Excited for the coming weeks and many more challenges and opportunities ahead. Big weekend for Bianca Tijerina and Skylar McDonald as they both went 4-0!"
 
UP NEXT
The Lady Patriots will be facing Doane University at home on Tuesday, March 7, at 12 PM.