GOLDEN SUNS COLLECT ROAD TENNIS WIN AT OUACHITA BAPTIST

        ARKADELPHIA, Arkansas – Arkansas Tech Golden Suns Tennis put itself into position to earn a spot in this year’s Gulf South Conference Tournament by posting a 5-4 conference win here Tuesday over Ouachita Baptist.

With the win, Tech improves to 9-7 overall on the season and 2-2 in the GSC. Tech can seal its GSC Tournament berth by winning just one of its final two GSC matches. The Golden Suns will travel to Memphis, Tenn., to face Christian Brothers on Thursday and will then conclude the regular season at home on Sunday against Henderson State.

In Tuesday’s match, Tech opened by taking two of the three doubles matches, including winning at No. 1 doubles, 9-8 in a tiebreaker and then posting an 8-1 win at No. 3 doubles. The Lady Tigers prevented a Tech sweep when they won 8-2 at No. 2 doubles.

Meanwhile, in singles action, Tech clinched the match by posting wins at No. 2, No. 5 and No. 6. At No. 2 singles, junior Anna Carson (Greenwood, Ark.) posted a 6-2, 6-3 win, while junior Kristen Brown (Winona, Texas) picked a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 5 singles and senior Whitney Simmons (Pottsville, Ark.) picked up a 7-6 (5), 6-1 win at No. 6 singles.

Tech will return to action on Thursday when they face LeMoyne-Owen in Memphis at 10 a.m. and then face Christian Brothers at 2 p.m.

Results

Tech 5, Ouachita Baptist 4

Singles

No 1. – Mariana Divardin (OBU) def. Saki Matsuoka (Tech), 6-3, 6-1

No. 2 – Anna Carson (Tech) def. Tavu Fa (OBU), 6-2, 6-3

No. 3 – Kristie Reid (OBU) def. Puja Paul (Tech), 6-0, 6-3

No. 4 – Natalia Drada (OBU) def. Michelle Yu (Tech), 6-0, 6-3

No. 5 – Kristen Brown (Tech) def. Katie Potts (OBU), 6-0, 6-0

No. 6 – Whitney Simmons (Tech) def. Whitney Noechel (OBU), 7-6 (5), 6-1

Doubles

No. 1 – Carson/Matsuoka (Tech) def. Divardin/Reid (OBU), 9-8 (6)

No. 2 – Fa/Drada (OBU) def. Paul/Yu (Tech), 8-2

No. 3 – Brown/Simmons (Tech) def. Potts/Noechel (OBU), 8-1

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