INDIANAPOLIS - The IUPUI women's tennis team advanced its winning streak to six straight matches on Tuesday (Mar. 21) as the Jaguars swept both ends of a twinbill over Rose-Hulman, 7-0 and 4-0 at the on-campus tennis courts. It marks the Jaguars' fourth and fifth consecutive shutout victories.
In the opener, IUPUI (8-8) cruised to an easy win with all six singles matches ending in straight sets following the doubles clinch.
Meghan Bernard and
Samantha Hayward won at No. 1 doubles 6-2 while
Sarah Lounsbury and
Makenzie Myers teamed up on a 6-1 win at No. 2. The freshman tandem of
Emma Dell and
Grace Lampman authored a 6-0 win at No. 3 doubles.
In singles play, Myers defeated Rose-Hulman's Taylor Goldman at the top spot, 6-1, 6-4 while four other Jaguars - Bernard, Hayward, Dell and Lampman - all won their matches by 6-0, 6-0 scores. Lounsbury secured her win at No. 6 singles by a 6-0, 6-1 marker.
After a brief respite, the same two teams went at it again with similar results.
Bernard and Hayward won 6-0 at No. 1 doubles this time while Myers teamed with Lounsbury on a 6-2 win at the No. 2 position.
Marta Krakowski and
Sofia Castillo paired up for a 6-2 win at No. 3 doubles.
The teams played until the clinch in singles play with Bernard, Lampman and Lounsbury earning victories. Bernard won at No. 1 by a 6-0, 6-0 score and Lampman won by the same score at No. 4 singles. Lounsbury earned her win at No. 5 by a 6-0, 6-1 score, moving her personal winning streak to seven straight matches.
Myers, Dell and Krakowski all had commanding leads when play ended.
IUPUI will continue play on Friday (Mar. 24) when it takes on Butler at 2:00 p.m. on the Bulldogs' campus.