THE RUNDOWN
The DBU Women's Tennis team ushered in the 2023 spring season with a pair of dominating performances, winning a pair of matches in straight sets over the University of Dallas and Texas Wesleyan. Seven players combined to go 10-0 in singles play while four doubles teams combined to go 4-0 over the weekend.

In Friday's win over the Crusaders, the Lady Patriots' Jenna Payne cruised to a 6-0, 6-1 win over Dallas' Jandrain Claire at the line 1 singles position. Sofia Teran also posted an impressive victory in straight sets at the line 2 spot. In doubles play, Payne teamed up with Leonie Schondelmaier for a 6-0 win at line 1, while Teran and Isabella Arana Rios also won in straight sets at the line 2 position.

On Saturday, Caroline Hudson claimed a 6-0, 6-1 victory at the line 1 spot over Texas Wesleyan's Thamara Pinto, while Teran and Arana Rios each rolled to straight sets win at the line 4 and 5 positions respectively.  In doubles play, Hudson and Schondelmaier paired up at the line 1 spot to notch a 6-1 win. Elise Carbo and Sarah Castleberry capped off the scoring with a 6-2 win at the line 2 position.

DBU HEAD COACH WADE MORGAN ON THE STAR TO THE SEASON
"We had a solid start to the year this weekend. The team stayed mentally sharp in every match across the board, which is nice to see early in the season. We know it's a long road ahead, so we will just focus on each week ahead as the schedule toughens up in the coming months."
 
UP NEXT
The Lady Patriots are off this coming week and return to action on February 17-18 when they host four matches against Texas A&M-Texarkana, Hardin-Simmons, Our Lady of the Lake, and East Texas Baptist at the Arlington Tennis Center.
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