After dropping the first two matches on its spring break tour of Kansas, Concordia regrouped with a win over Hesston College on Friday and then another one over Friends University on Saturday (March 10).
A run of four matches in four days began Wednesday and Thursday (March 7-8) with defeats at the hands of Tabor College and Bethel College, two members of the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference.
While welcoming two opponents from the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference to the Fieldhouse on back-to-back days, Concordia women’s tennis team earned wins by identical 7-2 scores.
Kayla Smock highlighted an 8-1 loss to Ottawa with a win at No. 6 singles. The Bulldogs and Braves went head-to-head in a match contested at Genesis Health Club in Lincoln.
Katelinn Wurm provided the highlights for Concordia women's tennis by emerging victorious in both No. 3 singles and doubles. As a team, the Bulldogs endured a 7-2 loss at the hands of Baker.
The back half of the lineup did much of the heavy lifting. The Bulldogs picked up wins at the Nos. 4 through 6 singles spots courtesy of Alison Ebel, Kirsten Wagner and Kayla Smock on the way to a 5-4 win on Saturday (Feb. 10).
Based on the final month of the 2017 season, Concordia women’s tennis appears that it may be ready for a breakthrough. Led by senior Annie Horn, the Bulldogs have hopes of moving beyond the GPAC semifinals.
Concordia won all six singles matches while dominating visiting Nebraska Wesleyan on Wednesday (Oct. 4) evening. The 8-1 victory moves the Bulldogs to 2-1 on the season.
A native of Denver, Colo., Annie Horn has brought a big city game to Concordia. The standout senior is coming off a junior season that saw her win 15 singles matches and go undefeated against GPAC opponents.
Led by Annie Horn's 14th-straight singles victory, the Bulldog women's tennis team began the 2017-18 campaign with a 6-3 win over host Kansas Wesleyan. Concordia went 9-13 in 2016-17.
The 2016 Bulldogs were made up of almost exclusively freshmen and sophomores. A year later, Coach Joel Reckewey has a much more experienced roster led by the likes of Alison Ebel, Annie Horn and Kayla Smock.
Despite the young athletes on the Concordia women’s tennis team, the Bulldogs proved to be a GPAC contender in the 2016 season. The team, made up of freshmen and sophomores, went 5-3 in the conference this year.
A young Concordia women's tennis team rides into the GPAC tournament with a four-match win streak and more confidence than ever before.
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