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Match Recap: Women's Tennis |

SSU women's tennis drop contests to Cedarville, Thomas More

The women's tennis program at Shawnee State again showcased flashes of brillance in a pair of contests against Cedarville and Thomas More (Ky.) before ultimately falling in both matches by 7-0 and 6-1 margins, respectively.

Highlights -- Cedarville

  • Shawnee State again got strong efforts from the Urban sisters, as Lacey Urban, playing at No. 2 singles, took Cedarville's Abby Totten to the brink before falling 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 0-1 (10-12) in a thrilling and high-level match where Lacey Urban put a scare in the former Second-Team All-Great Midwest Conference honoree. Lexy Urban, meanwhile, posted a competitive effort of her own at No. 4 singles, losing by a scant 7-5, 6-2 decision to Calista Bobula.
  • McKenzie Harman and Brooklyn Foose added in competitive showings at No. 5 and No. 6 singles, with Harman dropping a 6-4, 6-2 decision to Susannah Prince and Foose taking three points in the opening set against Faith Monson before dropping both sets by 6-3, 6-0 counts.

Highlights -- Thomas More

  • Foose continued to build on her play from earlier in the day, claiming Shawnee State's lone victory with a 7-5, 6-1 triumph over Thomas More's Hallie Kriege at No. 6 singles. She also combined with Vanessa Akuaka at No. 3 doubles to produce a competitive match against Thomas More's Sydney Johnson and Noelia Martinez Garcia before falling, 6-3.
  • Akuaka, at No. 1 singles, took three games over Thomas More's No. 1 singles talent, Alexis Covington, in the first set before ultimately falling by margins of 6-3, 6-1. Covington was a Second-Team All-Mid-South Conference honoree in 2023, Thomas More's final season in NAIA before moving to the NCAA Division II realm.
  • Lacey Urban also took two games in the first set of No. 2 singles action against Thomas More's Dakota Schroeder, who was also a Second-Team All-Mid-South Conference honoree in 2023, before falling by a 6-2, 6-1 count at the slot.

Additional

Shawnee State will be back in action with five women's tennis matches against various programs from Missouri in St. Louis, Mo. over Spring Break. Those matches will all commence from Feb. 25 through Feb. 28. A full lineup of matches can be found at https://www.ssubears.com/sports/wten/2023-24/schedule.

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