In their first doubleheader of the season, the Ball State University women's tennis team dropped both matches this weekend.
After two consecutive shut-out victories of 7-0, the Cardinals traveled to Indianapolis to take on Murray State University on Saturday. This time, they found themselves on the other side of a shut-out, falling 0-7 to the Racers.
"They were a strong team, but we could have played better," said sophomore Hayley Hall who was on the sidelines watching the match due to a back injury that caused her to see limited time on the court.
After the disappointing loss in Indianapolis, the Cardinals traveled back to Muncie to play host to Bradley University. The ladies had a better performance at the Muncie YMCA Tennis Center than in Indianapolis, but it wasn't enough to keep the Ball State from recording their second loss of the weekend. The Cardinals fell 5-2 to the Braves on Sunday.
The Cardinals started the match down 0-1 as Bradley captured the point for doubles competition. Georgina Thomson and Dena Boulieris lost 8-6 at No. 1 doubles, while Rachel Surowiec and Hanna Oman lost at the No. 3 doubles with the same score. That marked the first match for freshman Hanna Oman of the season, as she was sidelined because of a battle with mononucleosis and was just recently cleared by her doctor to play. Freshmen Kylee Johnson and Sarah Hebble grabbed the Cardinals only doubles victory with an 8-4 score against Jessica Buterbaugh and Emily Donohue at the No. 3 position.
In singles play, Hall and Thomson were the only Cardinals to walk away victorious. Hall recorded a 6-1, 6-1 victory against Emily Donohue at the No. 4, making her record 3-1 on the season despite seeing limited playing and practice time. After dropping the first set 3-6, Thomson forced a third set and finished with a 6-2, 6-1 score to win the match at No. 5 singles. The Cardinals record is now 3-4 as they prepare to travel to the University of Cincinnati on Wednesday to take on the Bearcats from the Big East Conference, who also hold a record of 3-4 on the season.
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