THE RUNDOWN
After last week's spring season opener was postponed due to snow, the DBU Women's Tennis team opened up their spring season on Thursday with a 7-0 win against Texas Wesleyan, blanking the Rams for their first win of the season.
 
Sophomore Caroline Hudson got the Lady Patriots going with a line one win in singles competition.  After dropping the first set, Hudson bounced back win both the second and third sets. Grace Gaskins picked up her first singles win as a Lady Patriot, winning her line two match in two sets. Madison Stafford and Ira Vogelmann followed with singles wins of their own in two sets each, while Leslie Omerie and Elise Carbo topped off the Lady Patriots singles matches with wins in lines five and six.
 
DBU also won all three doubles matches against the Rams, starting with a line one win by senior Taylor Leslie and sophomore Caroline Hudson. Line two featured Grace Gaskins and Ira Vogelmann, while line three was led by Adriana Carpenter and Sofia Teran. Both lines blanked the Rams, completing the clean sweep to open up the season.
 
DBU HEAD COACH WADE MORGAN ON THE START TO THE SEASON
"It was nice to open up the season on our home courts. We looked very strong in doubles today and we're looking forward to continuing gaining confidence as the season gets tougher."
 
UP NEXT
The Lady Patriots are out to a 1-0 start and now travel to Wichita, Kansas, to take on the Newman Jets on Friday morning.
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