Women's Tennis Drops Opening Match at Mobile
MOBILE, Ala. — The Doane women's tennis team dropped the opening match of a Monday doubleheader, falling 6-1 to Mobile at the Mobile Tennis Center.
Mobile claimed the early advantage by sweeping all three doubles matches to take the team point. The closest contest came at No. 1 doubles where Maria Purizaca and Liz Calderon battled before falling 7-5 to Tara Zivic and Emily Grubach.
In singles play, Purizaca earned Doane's lone victory of the match with a hard-fought win at No. 1 singles. After cruising through the opening set 6-0, Purizaca dropped the second set 7-5 before rebounding in the match tiebreaker to secure a 10-7 victory over Karolina Mrowiecova.
Mobile claimed the remaining singles contests in straight sets. At No. 2 singles, Tara Zivic defeated Calderon 6-1, 6-3. Emily Grubach added a point at No. 3 singles with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Kat Johnson.
The Rams also picked up wins at No. 4 through No. 6 singles. Aline Lema defeated Grace Schroller 6-0, 6-0 at No. 4, while Caroline Johnson topped Isabella Castillero 6-0, 6-0 at No. 5. Rachel McMullan completed the sweep of the lower singles positions with a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Alejandra Prat at No. 6.
Doane will continue play in Mobile later in the day with the second match of the doubleheader against the Rams.
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