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Freshman Tanit Cevada-Cruz earned wins in singles and doubles as Midway took down Johnson 5-2 Tuesday.
Freshman Tanit Cevada-Cruz earned wins in singles and doubles as Midway took down Johnson 5-2 Tuesday.
Freshman Tanit Cevada-Cruz earned wins in singles and doubles as Midway took down Johnson 5-2 Tuesday.
Posted: Oct 22, 2024

Eagles top Royals 5-2 in women's tennis

Box Score
Team Stats
Doubles
  • Tanit Cevada / Mara Guillen def. Paola Testa / Marina Lasneaux Pereira 6-2
  • Nana Hishida / Sofia Rueda def. Caroline Rhoton / Berkley Clark 7-6, 7-3
  • Angelia Herrera / Jasmin McClenahan def. Isabella Stigall / Maria Gracia Ponce 6-3
Singles
  • Mara Guillen def. Marina Lasneaux Pereira 6-4, 0-6, 7-5
  • Tanit Cevada def. Berkley Clark 6-3, 6-1, 0-0
  • Paola Testa def. Nana Hishida 6-1, 6-1, 0-0
  • Sofia Rueda def. Maria Gracia Ponce 6-4, 6-1, 0-0
  • Caroline Rhoton def. Angelia Herrera 6-4, 6-1, 0-0
  • Haley Thompson def. Isabella Stigall 3-6, 6-4, 7-5

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - After having multiple matches called off, the Midway women's tennis team was finally able to take the court in a dual Tuesday, where it earned a 5-2 road win against Johnson (Tenn.).

Tanit Cevada-Cruz and Sofia Rueda helped lead the way, both earning doubles wins before winning in straight-sets in singles play.

Cevada-Cruz and Mara Guillen won 6-2 and the No. 1 doubles spot before Cevada-Cruz defeated Becky Clark 6-3, 6-1 at No. 2 singles. 

Rueda and Nana Hishida gutted out a 7-6 win at No. 2 doubles before Rueda had an easier time at No. 4 singles, where she beat Paola Testa 6-1, 6-1.

Playing in the No. 1 singles spot, Guillen defeated Marina Lasneaux 6-4 in the opening set, then rebounded from a 6-0 loss in the second with a clinching 10-5 win in the third.

Haley Thompson went three sets at No. 6 as well, bouncing back from a 6-3 loss in the opener with 6-4, 10-5 wins against Isabella Stigall in the next two.

The Eagles will return to action in the spring. They have been the River States Conference runner-up to Oakland City each of the last two seasons.