Women's Tennis Sweeps Murray State in Doubles Sunday at the Lipscomb Hidden Duals

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Wrapping up the weekend on the opposite end of Belmont Boulevard at the Lipscomb Hidden Duals, the Belmont University women's tennis team went 3-0 Sunday morning against Missouri Valley Conference foe Murray State. For the second consecutive day at the Huston-Marsh-Griffith Tennis Center in the Music City, the Bruins faired well against the Racers.
 
The tandem of redshirt freshman Savannah Webster and sophomore Jessica Popiol convincingly defeated Murray State's Yuna Kadowaki and Yu Kikawa 6-2, while junior Emma Grant and freshman Annika Warkentin conceded just three games in a 6-3 win over the Racers' Molly Null and Arden Dethridge.
 
In a 7-4 tiebreaker, the duo of graduate Cielo Tapia-Cruz and freshman Ketevan Jeladze outlasted Murray State's Bruna Melato and Rebecca Widan.
 
Originally scheduled to take on rival Lipscomb in singles during the afternoon, Belmont only played doubles matches Sunday.
 
Lipscomb Hidden Duals
 
Sunday Results
 
Doubles
Savannah Webster/Jessica Popiol (Belmont) def. Yuna Kadowaki/Yu Kikawa (Murray State), 6-2
Cielo Tapia-Cruz/Ketevan Jeladze (Belmont) def. Bruna Melato/Rebecca Widan (Murray State), 7-6 (4)
Emma Grant/Annika Warkentin (Belmont) def. Molly Null/Arden Dethridge (Murray State), 6-3
 
Up Next
The Bruins conclude their fall tournament slate in two weekends when they travel to Knoxville, Tennessee, for the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Ohio Valley Regional Championships, hosted by the University of Tennessee at the Goodfriend Tennis Center Thursday-Tuesday, Oct. 16-21.
 
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