NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. --- The Asbury University women's tennis team opened their 2022-23 season this weekend with a Hidden Dual tournament hosted by Transylvania University. The Eagles showed a lot of new faces to the court and some key returners as they competed strongly to get the new season underway.
AU is coming off a successful 2021-2022 season that saw wins in 8 matches and an earned trip to the NCCAA National Tournament. A combination of new freshmen, transfers, and strong returners were on display this weekend as AU competed with several opponents in the Hidden Dual tournament.
Saturday, September 3, 2022
Transy vs Asbury singles
Zegarra Ariadna (AU) def Grace Gardner (TU) 6-1, 6-1
Katherine Taylor (TU) def Megan Moore (AU) 6-3, 5-7, (10-8)
Jessica Burton (TU) def Isabella Gutierez (AU) 6-1, 6-0
Mikaela West (AU) def Christina Duvall (TU) 3-6, 6-4, (11-9)
Maria Hayes (TU) def Olivia Rogowski (AU) 6-3, 6-3
Rachel Call (AU) def Maddy Williams (TU) 6-2, 6-7(5) (10-6)
Meredith Cooper (TU) def Olivia Mansfield (AU) 8-1
Mary Grayce Narron (AU) def Ava Kopp (TU) 9-8(1)
Eliza Crawford (AU) def Abby Collins (TU) 8-4
Abigail Colton (AU) def Jenah Peyton (TU) 8-2
Earlham vs Asbury singles
Ariadna Zegarra (AU) def Maddie Cherry (EC) 6-0, 6-1
Megan Moore (AU) def Gloria Aligbe (EC) 6-0, 6-0
Fernanda Heredia (AU) def Alana Marie (EC) 6-0, 6-0
Kourtney Kawata (AU) def Faith Silver (EC) 6-1, 6-0
Abigail Colton (AU) def Saki Takizawa (EC) 6-0, 6-1
Asbury vs Wittenberg Doubles
Ashley Isaac/Caroline Sprouse (W) def Ariadna Zegarra/Megan Moore (AU) 8-2
PJ Meyers/Claire Sullivan (W) def Mikaela West/Olivia Rogowski (AU) 8-1
Isabelle Gutierrez/Fernanda Heredia (AU) Claire Stechow/Kelsey Smith (W) 8-2
Sunday, September 4, 2022
Asbury vs Wittenberg Singles
Ashley Isaac (W) def Ariadna Zegarra (AU) 6-1, 6-3
Caroline Sproule (W) def Megan Moore (AU) 6-1, 6-1
PJ Meyers (W) def Isabelle Gutierrez (AU) 7-5, 6-1
Claire Stechow (W) def Mikaela West (AU) 6-4, 5-7, (10-8)
Claire Sullivan (W) def Fernanda Heredia (AU) 6-2, 6-0
Kourtney Kawata (AU) def Kelsey Smith (W) 6-1, 6-1
Transy vs Asbury Doubles
Ariadna Zegarra/Megan Moore (AU) def Katherine Taylor/Grace Gardner (TU) 8-6
Jessica Burton/Maria Hayes (TU) def Mikaela West/Olivia Rogowski (AU) 8-2
Christina Duvall/Maddy Williams (TU) def Isabelle Gutierrez/Fernanda Heredia (AU) 8-7(5)
Asbury's next match will be September 14, 5 PM at Midway University.
