ORLANDO - The IUPUI women's tennis team opened its Spring Break trip with a pair of 7-0 wins over Salve Regina University on Tuesday (Mar. 14), defeating the Seahawks by identical 7-0 scores. The wins extended IUPUI's winning streak to three straight matches.
IUPUI (5-8) was originally scheduled to face Hardin-Simmons in the morning, but had the match washed out due to inclement weather. Head coach
Pawel Gajdzik's team had to shift on the fly, opting to play the Rhode Island-based Salve Regina squad in a doubleheader after the weather cleared.
The Jaguars overwhelmed their opponent from the outset, beginning with a clean sweep of doubles play for the day's initial point.
Meghan Bernard and
Samantha Hayward won 6-1 at No. 1 doubles while
Emma Dell and
Makenzie Myers won at No. 2, 6-2.
Sarah Lounsbury and
Marta Krakowski authored a perfect 6-0 win at No. 3 doubles.
All six singles matches were decided in straight sets as Bernard won at No. 1, 6-1, 6-2 and Myers won at No. 2 , 6-0, 6-0. Dell was victorious at No. 3 6-1, 6-1 and Hayward won at No. 4, 6-0, 6-1.
Grace Lampman and
Sarah Lounsbury won at No. 5 and No. 6 respectively, each by 6-0, 6-0 scores.
The second match was much of the same as the Jags utilized the same doubles teams and all three rolled to 6-0 wins.
Myers moved to No. 1 singles and won 6-1, 6-0 while Bernard won at No. 2, 6-0, 6-0. Hayward moved to No. 3 and responded with a 6-1, 6-3 win and Dell was victorious at No. 4, 6-0, 6-0. Lounsbury won at No. 5, 6-0, 6-0 and Lampman cruised at No. 6, 6-0, 6-0.
IUPUI is slated to compete again on Friday, Mar. 17 when the Jaguars take on Aquinas College in Orlando.