Lewis & Clark women's tennis team wraps up National Tournament play

May 11, 2017 4:29 PM

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The L&C 2017 women's tennis team at the NJCAA DI National Tournament in Tuscon, Arizona. Photo by Head Coach Johnna Kinney via the LCCC Flickr account.

GODFREY – The women’s tennis team wrapped up their fourth and final day of play Wednesday in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) National Tournament in Tucson, Arizona.

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The Trailblazers posted 10 points. Results for each single flight are:

No. 1 Maddie Swiecki lost 0-6, 0-6 Sunday to Amelie Saint-Dizier, of Eastern Arizona. She lost 1-8 Monday to Sarah Frendo, of Cowley, in a pro set. Swiecki is a sophomore from Maryville, Illinois.
No. 2 Marta Garcia lost Sunday 0-6, 0-6 to Sarah Manseri, No. 8 seed from Seward. She won 8-2 Monday against Alexis Blackmon from Waubonsee, and lost 4-8 Tuesday to Saera Kanda, of Collin County. Garcia is a freshman from Grenada, Spain.
No. 3 Jane Grieser lost 0-6, 0-6 to Sara Petric, of Cowley, on Sunday, won 8-6 against April Rudolph, of Jones County, and lost to No. 5 seed Oriane Yehouenou, of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. Grieser is a sophomore from Springfield, Illinois.
No. 4 Laura Moore lost 1-6,3-6 to Taylor Miller, of Meridian on Sunday. She lost 0-8 to Nikita Hill, of North Central Texas, on Monday. Moore is a freshman from Godfrey, Illinois.
No. 5 Anna Holland defeated Rebecca Lefever, of DuPage 6-1, 6-2, 6-0 on Sunday, and lost Monday 1-6, 2-6 to Casandra Ruiz, of St. Petersburg. Holland is a freshman from Edwardsville, Illinois.
No. 6 Anna Ballard defeated Rebekah Larson, of Eastern Arizona, 6-1, 6-3 on Sunday. She lost 0-6, 0-6 to top-seeded Elena Tendero, of Tyler Junior College, on Monday. Ballard is a freshman from Roxana, Illinois.

In doubles, Swiecki/Grieser defeated Bukhanova/Owen 7-5, 6-2 Sunday and lost Monday to No. 5 seed Acuna/Morel 2-6, 1-6.

Garcia/Moore lost to Sharpton/Thompson 2-6, 3-6 Sunday and defeated Anderson/Wolford 8-1 on Tuesday in the second flight consolation qualifier. They defeated Marin/Milne 8-3 on Wednesday in the consolation semifinal and lost 3-8 to Miller/Sollie in the final round Wednesday afternoon.

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Ballard/Holland lost Sunday to 2-6, 1-6 to Berrios/Ralston and defeated Ambriz/Ruiz 8-1 in the third flight consolation qualifier. On Wednesday, they lost 1-8 to fourth seeded Fournier/Nelson in the consolation semifinal.

“The women competed well and had a good time. This is a wonderful opportunity for them to play top-ranked tennis players from across the country,” said Head Coach Johnna Kinney.

This year’s tournament was held at the Reffkin Tennis Center in Tuscon, Arizona from May 7-12. For tournament results, visit http://bit.ly/2qB7pez.

The Trailblazers earned their trip to nationals by defeating Rend Lake 9-0 in the NJCAA Region 24 Tournament on April 22. This is the women’s fifth consecutive trip to nationals.

To view/download images of Trailblazers tennis visit https://www.flickr.com/photos/lewisandclarkcc/. For more information on Trailblazers athletics, visit http://www.lc.edu/athletics/ or call (618) 468-6002.