Women's Tennis Suffers First KCAC Loss

WINFIELD, Kan. (macbulldogs.com) --- The McPherson College women's tennis team suffered its first Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) loss, falling to (RV) Southwestern College, 6-3, Thursday afternoon at the T.H. Vaughan Tennis Complex.

The Lady Builders (10-1, 1-0 KCAC) grabbed a 2-1 lead after doubles. Anna Mankoski and Meghan Kindred defeated Zoë Bouwmeester (Zutphen, Netherlands, Isendoorn College) and Deiah Curtis (Great Bend, Kan., Bethany College) at the No. 2 spot, then accepted a forfeit victory at No. 3. Brittany Zipf (Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, Emmaus College) and Besa Bwalya (Hoisington, Kan., Hoisington HS) put McPherson (2-2, 2-1 KCAC) on the board with an 8-1 win over Brailey McMinn and Abbi Groff at the top doubles spot.

In singles play, the Bulldogs picked up straight-set wins from Zipf and Bwalya at No. 1 and No. 2 but could not overcome forfeit losses at No. 5 and No. 6 as Southwestern closed out the dual. Zipf defeated Esperanza Contador, 6-1, 6-1, while Bwalya posted a 6-2, 6-1 win over Anna Mankoski. The Builders closed with a 6-4, 6-0 win by McMinn over Bouwmeester at third singles and a 6-2, 7-6 (5) win by Groff over Curtis at fourth singles.

McPherson begins a stretch of three straight home matches Saturday when Tabor pays a visit to the McPherson High School courts. First serve is slated for 1 p.m.

Southwestern College 6, McPherson College 3
03/29/2018 at Winfield, Kan. (T.H. Vaughan Tennis Complex)

Doubles competition

1. Besa Bwalya/Brittany Zipf (MCPH) def. Brailey McMinn/Abbi Groff (SWC) 8-1

2. Anna Mankoski/Meghan Kindred (SWC) def. Zoe Bouwmeester/Deiah Curtis (MCPH) 8-4

3. Jerlecia Thompson/Colby Fugit (SWC) def. No player/No player (MCPH), by forfeit

 

Singles competition

1. Brittany Zipf (MCPH) def. Esperanza Contador (SWC) 6-1, 6-1

2. Besa Bwalya (MCPH) def. Anna Mankoski (SWC) 6-2, 6-1

3. Brailey McMinn (SWC) def. Zoe Bouwmeester (MCPH) 6-4, 6-0

4. Abbi Groff (SWC) def. Deiah Curtis (MCPH) 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)

5. Jerlecia Thompson (SWC) def. No player (MCPH), by forfeit

6. Meghan Kindred (SWC) def. No player (MCPH), by forfeit

Match Notes

McPherson College 2-2, 2-1 KCAC

Southwestern College 10-1, 1-0 KCAC