Seward Flat in Loss to Kansas Wesleyan
Seward County's Paula Lopez and Paula Coyos continued to dominate the competition at the top of the Lady Saints lineup Friday afternoon in Salina as Seward took on Kansas Wesleyan, but unfortunately for the gals in green, the Argentinians were the only two to earn wins against the Coyotes as Seward fell 6-3 to drop to 1-2 on the season.
The nations 2nd ranked duo of Paula Lopez and Paula Coyos put a beating on Djurdjina Uinhova and Amber Zimmerman at #1 singles, blanking them 8-0 in the first doubles match of the day. Kansas Wesleyan got the best of the Lady Saints at #2 and #3 doubles though, grabbing a pair of 8-4 wins to take a 2-1 lead in the match.
A pair of defaults at #4 and #6 singles by Seward, put the Lady Saints behind the eight ball as they trailed 4-1 before a singles point was played and the Coyotes quickly secured the match with a 6-0, 6-1 win at #5 as they picked up their fifth point to take a 5-1 lead. The Lady Saints only two singles points came at #1 and #2 as Lopez and Coyos took care of business to the tune of a 6-1, 6-0 win by Lopez and a 6-0, 6-0 win by Coyos. Kansas Wesleyan took the point at #3 singles in the closest match of the day, and brought home the 6-3 win over the Lady Saints.
Seward falls to 1-2 on the early season with the defeat while Kansas Wesleyan wins their first match of the year.
The Lady Saints will hit the court looking for different results on Tuesday when they take on Southwestern College in Winfield.