Tigers get one win on road trip
3/18/2008
By The Hays Daily News
The Fort Hays State University tennis team wrapped up a three-day trip in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association with a 7-2 loss Sunday in Bolivar, Mo.
The Tigers, the No. 10 ranked team in the ITA North Central Regional, fell to No. 2 ranked Southwest Baptist University, taking two singles matches on the day.
The loss wrapped up a 1-2 start in MIAA play with a win over Missouri Western State University and a loss to Northwest Missouri State University, the defending MIAA regular season champion. The Tigers are 7-3 overall on the season.
Senior Kris Marten won for the Tigers at No. 4 singles with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Southwest Baptist's Jenna Hendrickson.
Freshman Jennifer Lamb also picked up a victory by default at No. 6 singles for the Tigers' other win.
Also competing for the Tigers: junior Samantha Islas fell 6-1, 6-0 at No. 1 singles, sophomore Rebekah Lynn was beaten 6-0, 6-0 at No. 2 singles, junior Brette Baldwin lost at No. 3 singles, and sophomore Mary Kate McKee fell at No. 5.
In doubles action, the Tigers were swept, with Islas and Baldwin at No. 1, Lynn and sophomore Brieana Holzmeister at No. 2, and McKee and Marten at No. 3.
Fort Hays is off until March 25 when the Tigers travel to Joplin, Mo., for a noon dual with Missouri Southern State University. First home action for Fort Hays is March 28 against Colorado Christian at the FHSU courts.
| Scoreboard | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Date | Opponent | Score |
| BB | 03/17 | Missouri S&T | W 2-1 (10) |
| SB | 03/17 | Bethany | W 6-1 |
| SB | 03/17 | Bethany | W 8-1 |
| BB | 03/16 | Misosuri S&T | L 13-4 |
| MB | 03/14 | Central Missouri | L 80-73 |
| BB | 3/13 | NW Missouri | W 13-10 |
| BB | 03/13 | NW Missouri | W 4-3 |
| MB | 03/13 | Central Oklahoma | W 80-64 |
| SB | 03/08 | Fort Lewis | W 5-4 |
| BB | 03/07 | No. 9 Emporia State | L 13-7 |
| BB | 03/06 | No. 9 Emporia State | L 16-4 |
| BB | 03/06 | No. 9 Emporia State | W 3-0 |
| MB | 03/05 | Emporia State | L 65-61 |
| BB | 03/05 | No. 9 Emporia State | L 10-3 |
| WB | 03/04 | No. 15 Emporia | L 72-66 |
| WB | 02/28 | No. 12 Emporia State | L 87-80 |
| MB | 02/28 | Emporia State | W 94-47 |
| SB | 02/28 | Quincy | L 6-0 |
| SB | 02/27 | Mo Southern | W 9-3 |
| SB | 02/27 | Missouri S&T | L 8-3 |



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