The Ball State University women's tennis team captured its second straight clean sweep Tuesday at the Muncie YMCA Tennis Center.
The Cardinals defeated the Crusaders of Valparaiso University 7-0. The Cardinals captured their third dual meet win of the season, lifting their record one game above .500 to 3-2.
The victory against Valparaiso marks the second straight 7-0 victory after defeating IUPUI Thursday.
Ball State grabbed the lead early after gaining the first point of the match by winning all three doubles matches. After a close start to the match, the Cardinals' No. 1 doubles team of Georgina Thomson and Dena Boulieris secured an 8-4 victory against Jenny Schwartz and Molly Keifer of the Crusaders.
At the No. 2 doubles matchup, Sarah Hebble and Kylee Johnson cruised to an 8-2 victory, and Rachel Surowiec and Elizabeth Crasto put the finishing touches on the doubles round by defeating Valparaiso 8-5.
In singles play, freshman Hebble captured a 6-3, 6-3 victory by defeating the vocal and animated Jenny Schwartz of Valparaiso. Hebble said she started the match a little slow because she lost her concentration.
"I started to let her get to me a little bit," Hebble said. "But after coach reminded me to focus, I picked it up."
Boulieris claimed the prize for the No. 2 singles position with a 6-2, 6-0 victory, and Johnson flew past Katie Bilyeu at the No. 3 position with a 6-0, 6-1 win. Hayley Hall captured the No. 4 victory 6-0, 6-2, and Thomson turned in the only shutout of the evening with a 6-0, 6-0 victory at the No. 5 spot. Rachel Surowiec rounded out the Cardinals' clean sweep with a 6-2, 7-5 victory in the No. 6 singles matchup.
Ball State will have three days to prepare for its first back-to-back matches of the season this weekend.
Ball State will travel to Indianapolis to take on Murray State University on Saturday. The Racers will be in the middle of a three-day road trip in Indiana. Murray State will be at the University of Evansville on Friday and in Indianapolis on Saturday and Sunday where they will face off against Ball State and Butler University.
The Cardinals finish their weekend of back-to-back matches in Muncie at the YMCA Tennis Center where Ball State will play host to Bradley University at 1 p.m.
Hebble said she will enter the match as usual, despite the fact that she will be competing two consecutive days.
"We have trained for this situation," Hebble said. "And mentally, I prepare the same as I would for any other match."
Match resultsSingles play
- No. 1 Hebble def. Schwartz 6-3, 6-3
- No. 2 Boulieris def. Keifer 6-2, 6-0
- No. 3 Johnson def. Bilyeu 6-0, 6-1
- No. 4 Hall def. York 6-0, 6-2
- No. 5 Thomas def. Antrobus 6-0, 6-0
- No. 6 Surowiec def. Wingstrom 6-2, 7-5
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