Written by Macy Cox \/\/ Graphic by Wagner Valdez<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The men’s and women’s tennis teams lost to Drury University Feb. 10 but won against Emporia State University Feb. 11 at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield, Missouri.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Lady Bisons left Saturday night after losing 4-1 to Drury and winning 6-1 against Emporia State. Juniors Grace Dodd and Rachel McCrae won 6-4, and seniors Lina Romero and Jing Jing Yang won 7-5. Before the weekend, the Lady Bisons were 1-2 for the season, but are now 2-3. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis match was a good confidence booster and allowed for team bonding from the travel, matches and long nights,\u201d Dodd said. \u201cMy motivation is to play for a bigger power than myself, like my teammates, this University, but most importantly God. I am playing for the glory of God, win or loss, and I couldn\u2019t be more excited or motivated.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Romero said she believes the team will do well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is going to be my last season, and I am very motivated,\u201d Romero said. \u201cI really want to go to nationals this time with my team, and I think we can do it if we all keep doing everything right.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Bisons lost to Drury 5-2 and beat Emporia State by seven. Freshman Cian Mikkelsen and sophomore Cas de Ruiter won 6-1 in doubles, and senior Dani Ortiz and sophomore Teodor Zlatar won 6-3. This gave the Bisons a 1-1 record for the season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am really looking forward to seeing what we can do as a team, not only in the conference but also the region and on a national level,\u201d de Ruiter said. \u201cI think we have a very strong starting line-up and are very scary in comparison with other teams. I\u2019m confident at the moment because I had a good season, and I can feel that my level in tennis is growing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Lady Bisons will play in Dallas against Texas A&M University at Kingsville at 1 p.m. Feb. 18 and against University of Texas at Dallas Feb. 19 at 11 a.m. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Bisons will play Feb. 19 at 11 a.m. against University of Texas in Dallas then compete with Mississippi College at 10 a.m. on Feb. 20 in Memphis, Tennessee. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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