October 9, 2007
LADY SAINTS EARN WINNING RECORD AT BARTON TOURNEY
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Valerie Stevens
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Alyssa Larson
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The
Seward
County
Community College
women’s tennis team competed at the Barton County Community College Tournament last weekend in
Great Bend
, Kan. The Lady Saints used a pair of wins each from freshmen Valerie Stevens and Alyssa Larson and from sophomore Erica Herrera while tallying a 10-7 overall team record.
Seward
County
also collected two doubles victories from Larson and Stevens. It is the fourth straight tournament this fall where
Seward
County
has posted at least a .500 record and they improve their overall record to 38-29.
Stevens, a freshman from
Midland
,
Texas
, continued her strong season with a pair of two set victories against
Newman
University
(6-0, 6-0) and
Barton
County
(6-4, 6-0), while dropping her third match in three sets against
Barton
County
(6-4, 5-7, 7-10). Stevens improves her record to a team-best 8-3 this season.
Herrera, a sophomore from
Lubbock
,
Texas
, cruised in her opening two matches against
Newman
University
(6-0, 6-2) and
Bethany
College
(6-0, 6-3). After posting her eighth singles win of the season, she dropped her final match to
Bethany
in three sets (6-3, 2-6, 8-10). Herrera is now 8-4 this fall.
Larson dropped just four games in her opening two victories with commanding wins against Hutchinson C.C. (6-1, 6-1) and
Barton
County
(6-0, 6-2). Larson fell in her final match against
Bethany
2-6, 0-6.
Larson and Stevens teamed up in doubles for a 2-1 record with match wins against Newman (8-5) and picking up a default victory against
Barton
County
. They lost their final match 4-8 against
Bethany
College
.
The Lady Saints will finish their fall schedule with back-to-back home matches starting on Thursday, Oct. 11 hosting
Hutchinson
Community College
at 1 p.m.
Seward
County
is also scheduled to conclude their fall season on Saturday, Oct. 13 hosting the Barton County Lady Cougars at 10 a.m.