WINONA LAKES, Ind. – The Olivet Nazarene University women's tennis team concluded its non-conference schedule with a mid-week contest against the Lancers of Grace on Tuesday afternoon. The Tigers defeated the Lancers, 4-1.
The Tigers got off to a good start as they won that elusive doubles point after the teams of Narjis Mzibri and Heidi Moyo and the team of Nirva Patel and Chieh-Yu Chen won their matches. In singles play, Mzibri and Patel both won their singles matches in straight sets to give the Tigers a 3-0 advantage. After Grace won the singles two match, Mara Perez Guillen clinched the win for the Tigers as she won in the fifth singles match.
Below are the full results against Grace
Doubles
- Narjis Mzibri/Heidi Moyo (ONU) def. Ruegsegger/Martin (GC), 6-1
- Graves/Beigsecker (GC) def. Natasha Nieto/Anja Mijailovic (ONU), 6-4
- Nirva Patel/Chieh-Yu Chen (ONU) def. Mast/Lewis (GC), 6-4
Singles
- Narjis Mzibri (ONU) def. Ruegsegger (GC), 6-0, 6-4
- Graves (GC) def. Heidi Moyo (ONU), 6-2, 2-6, 10-3
- Nirva Patel (ONU) def. Mast (GC), 7-5, 7-5
- Chieh-Yu Chen (ONU) and Riegsecker (GC), 6-4, 3-0 (Clinched)
- Natasha Nieto (ONU) and Lewis (GC), 6-4, 0-0 (Clinched)
- Mara Perez Guillen (ONU) def Martin (GC), 6-0, 6-1
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Tigers open Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) play as they travel to Joliet to take on the University of St. Francis Fighting Saints on Saturday, April 2nd. The opening service is set for 3 p.m.
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*Contact: Sam Viebrock, Sports Information Director, stviebrock@olivet.edu