LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - UCA tennis impressed in several ways as they split their doubleheader with a win against Austin Peay and a loss to Arkansas.
One of the biggest stories of the afternoon was the success of sophomore Jaeun Lee. Lee went 3-1 in total, as she picked up the lone win against the Razorbacks. Lee took home a come from behind thriller and ensured that the Bears got on the board. She also maintained a perfect record against the Governors as she was a fundamental piece in the first route of the season.Â
Austin Peay did not know what hit them as the Bears pulled off a major victory, as they hit on all cylinders. Almost all of the Bears players pick up a win, as most did it in a dynamic fashion. It was UCA today in this match as they refused to keep it close during the entire match. After claiming the initial first point in doubles, they were off to the races with a quick finish from freshman Sumomo Hamanaga. The Bears would only drop one in singles as the rest of the team put together a strong push and made sure it was not even close in the end as they won 6-1.Â
UCA vs. APSU
Doubles:
Chunxi Xin/Fuka Nonoyama vs. Leder/Topalovic 7-6
Mei Ishimura/Yada Vasupongchai vs. Torrealba/Nakanishi 6-4
Jaeun Lee/Sumomo Hamanaga vs. Paladini-Jennings/Cheng 6-4
Singles:
Xin vs. Leder 1-6, 6-4, 6-4
Nonoyama vs. Torrealba 3-6, 7-6, 6-3
Lee vs. Topalovic 6-4, 6-1
Vasupongchai vs. Paladini-Jennings 7-5, 6-4, 6-4
Sumomo Hamanaga vs. Nakanishi 6-0, 6-1
Ross vs. Cheng 6-0, 6-4
UCA vs. UA
Doubles:
Xin/Nonoyama vs. Rice/Cross 6-2
Ishimura/Vasupongchai vs. Stara/Rijkers 6-2
Lee/Hamanaga vs. Keller/Spink 6-1
Singles:
Xin vs. Rice 6-4, 6-0
Nonoyama vs. Spink 6-4, 5-7, 1(10)-0(8)
Lee vs. Keller 4-6, 6-4, 1(10)-0(5)
Hamanaga vs. Stara 6-0, 6-3
Ishimura vs. Cross 6-1, 6-3
Ross vs. Rijkers 6-3, 6-0
The Bears return to action tomorrow as they battle Kansas City at 12:30 p.m. in Little Rock.Â