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LADY BARONS ELIMINATED FROM NCAA TOURNAMENT BY KENYON COLLEGE

LADY BARONS ELIMINATED FROM NCAA TOURNAMENT BY KENYON COLLEGE

The Franciscan University women's tennis wrapped up its season at the NCAA tournament as Kenyon College won the first-round match, 5-0, Friday afternoon.

The Lady Barons started off strong in doubles, but Kenyon was able to pull away from Franciscan to start off the match up 3-0 after doubles. No. 1 doubles partners, freshmen Madelyn Conrad and Grace Hammel, were the first two off the courts with an 8-0 loss. Junior Maggie Vader Woude and sophomore Julia Razook battled their No. 2 competitors as they took a set from Grace Winslow and Maggie Sweeney, but the Keynon doubles team closed out the match for an 8-1 win. Senior captain Claire Haddad and No. 3 doubles partner Emmy Mathias kept pace with Alyssa Moreau and Mara Kaspers as they trailed 4-2, but Kenyon finished off the match with four straight points to win 8-2.

After dropping her first singles match 6-0, Vander Woude was able to take a set from Winslow at No. 5 singles and was the only Lady Baron to pick up a set with in singles action. Winslow closed out the match with a 6-1 win to win the fourth point for Kenyon.

Conrad gave her singles opponent all she could handle at No. 1 singles but despite a strong effort on the first court, did take a set as Diane Aboubakare win 6-0, 6-0 to seal the 5-0 win for Kenyon.