February 7, 2023-The Emporia State women opened the 2023 spring season with a 6-1 win over Bethel on Tuesday afternoon at the Kossover Family Tennis Complex.
The Hornets started by rolling through all three doubles matches to take the first point.
Alexia Desmet and
Angelina Gnezdilova won 6-2 at #1,
Paige Stranghoner and
Anastasia Pesic took a 6-3 win a t#2 and
Andrea Santiago and Carloline Henry had a 6-0 shutout at #3 doubles.
Emporia State only dropped five games total in winning at #1-5 singles.
Karen Santiago and Pesic did not lose a game at #2 and #4 singles respectively. Desmet at #1, Gnezdilova #3 and Stranghoner at #5 all lost just one game in their individual matches.
Sheriden Wichman fell at #6 6-1, 7-6 to round out the match.
The Hornet women will be back in action this weekend when they travel to Springfield, Mo. for a neutral site match with Harding on Saturday and a match at Drury on Sunday. The Emporia State men will begin their spring season on Wednesday against Bethel at the Kossover Complex before joining the women in Springfield over the weekend.
