Thunderwolves No Match For Unbeaten Lady Saints
The Seward County Lady Saints picked up yet another lopsided victory Sunday morning at Blue Bonnet Park, taking down NCAA Division II foe Colorado State-Pueblo by a score of 9-0 to improve to 13-0 on the year.
Seward started the match with a point as CSU-Pueblo was unable to fill all three doubles spots. Sliding up to the #1 doubles line was Nthabi Mogopodi and Thalita Rodrigues who battled back from an early deficit to win 8-5 for a 2-0 match lead for the Lady Saints. Also moving up in the lineup due to the default was Madison Hoelting and Tadi Mrewa to #2 and like their teammates, came from behind to win 8-5 as well to put Seward up 3-0 after doubles action.
Another Pueblo default at #6 singles and a quick 6-0, 6-1 beating by Rodrigues at #2 singles clinched the match win for the Lady Saints, but they weren't done there. Mialiniaina Rakotondrazafy won 6-2, 6-3 at the top spot for Seward while sister Maminiaina Rakotondrazafy put matching 6-3 scores together for a win at #3 to put the Lady Saints in front 7-0. Alba Payeras battled through some struggles to gut out a 6-1, 7-5 win at #5 for Seward and Yennifer Delgado finished up the sweep in the final match of the day, downing Samantha Cachutt 7-6 (3), 0-6, 10-7 in #4 singles.
The 9-0 victory for the Lady Saints pushes them to 13-0 on the year while Colorado State-Pueblo falls to 0-5.
Seward's next outing will come on March 22nd at home at Blue Bonnet Park when they open Jayhawk Conference play with a battle against the Barton Cougars.