Women's Tennis Defeated by Incarnate Word on Saturday

San Antonio – The University of the Incarnate Word Cardinals shut out the Trinity University Tigers women 9-0 Saturday in an inter-divisional match at UIW’s Clarence Mabry Tennis Center.
 
Trinity, ranked 25th in the NCAA Division III, now stands at 7-8. UIW, No. 43 in Division II, snapped the Tigers five-match winning streak.
 
The tightest match of the day was at No. 1 singles, as Incarnate Word’s Adrianna Hernandez fought off match point to beat Trinity’s Thavindra Ekanayake 6-7, 6-0, 12-10 (tiebreak instead of a third set). Alex Adams beat Trinity’s Kylie Hornbeck in three sets at No. 4 singles, 2-6, 6-2, 6-2.
 
Brianda Navarro was a 6-1, 6-1 winner over Katie Griffith at No. 2 singles; and Casey Bulls beat Megan Jackson 6-4, 6-3 at No. 3 singles. The No. 5 singles match went to Maggae Doney who beat Lavinia Bendandi 6-3, 7-5; and Francesca Bassoo defeated Kassie Seger 6-2, 6-1 at No. 6 singles.
 
Hernandez and Doney blanked Ekanayake and Hornbeck 8-0 at No. 1 doubles; while Bulls and Adams beat Griffith and Jackson 8-5 at No. 3 doubles. Navarro and Lorena Rebolledo defeated Seger and Kathleen Lundquist 8-2 at No. 3 doubles.
 
The Tigers will compete April 22-24 at the SCAC Championship Tournament at North Little Rock, Ark.