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Women's Tennis Clinches Second in GPAC with Road Win
Posted: Apr 15, 2025

Women's Tennis Clinches Second in GPAC with Road Win

Box Score
Team Stats
Doubles
  • Maria Purizaca / Mariana Espinosa def. Mariana Molano / Ishane Derman 6-4
  • Liz Calderon / Grace Schroller def. Chakira Derman / Alana Lopez Pagan 6-3
  • Tessa Blough / Alexa Richert def. Isabella Castillero / Kat Johnson 6-3
Singles
  • Maria Purizaca def. Mariana Molano 6-3, 6-3
  • Chakira Derman def. Mariana Espinosa 6-4, 7-5
  • Liz Calderon def. Alana Lopez Pagan 6-2, 6-4
  • Ishane Derman def. Isabella Castillero 6-4, 6-4
  • Alexa Richert def. Grace Schroller 6-0, 6-1
  • Kat Johnson def. Tessa Blough 7-6, 7-3, 4-6

Women's Tennis traveled to Seward on Tuesday to take on Concordia in a pivotal conference matchup. The teams entered play tied for second place in the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) and the winner would earn the No. 2 seed in the upcoming conference tournament. The match took around four and a half hours and came down to the final set of the final match with Doane prevailing, 4-3.

The Tigers won the doubles team point by winning at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles. Maria Purizaca and Mariana Espinosa won, 6-4, at No. 1 with Liz Calderon and Grace Schroller winning, 6-3.

Purizaca won at No. 1 singles over Mariana Molano, snapping Molano's eight-match win streak and handing her the first loss in GPAC play. Purizaca won in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3. Calderon won at No. 3 singles, defeating Alana Lopez Pagan, 6-2, 6-4. 

The final match on the court was No. 6 singles where Kat Johnson was taking on Tessa Blough. Johnson won the opening set in a tie-break only to have Blough take the second set. On match point, Blough came in towards the net and Johnson hit a lob shot over her to claim the victory. The final tally was 7-6 (7-3), 4-6, 6-4, in Johnson's favor.

Doane will receive a bye to open the GPAC Tournament and will face either Concordia or Saint Mary in the semifinals on April 25 in Sioux City, Iowa.