MARSHALL, Texas – After a wait to play in the spring due to weather issues, the East Texas Baptist University women's tennis team will travel westward for two matches this weekend in West Texas. They will take on Howard Payne University and McMurry University.
Information for the matches are below.
▶️G1 #ETBU🐯🆚 Howard Payne 🐝
🗓️ Friday, February 26, 2021 |🕰️12:00 PM
🏟 Marshall, Texas
🔢All-Time Series: ETBU 4-2
*Last ETBU Win: Feb. 28, 2020 (9-0)
*Last HPU Win: Feb. 2, 2013 (5-4)
▶️G2 #ETBU🐯🆚 McMurry 🦅
🗓️ Saturday, February 27, 2021 |🕰️10:00 AM
🏟 Marshall, Texas
🔢All-Time Series: ETBU 4-3
*Last ETBU Win: Feb. 28, 2020 (9-0)
*Last McM Win: Feb. 2, 2013 (5-4)
ETBU
* Will have their first matches this week.
* Returning nine players, including
Maddi Davis,
Corrine Hall,
Elisa Kendall,
Kylee Mixon,
Ryleigh Moore,
Kelsey Roberts,
Ashley Schenck,
Cassidy Wilcoxson, and
Syvoney Ybarra
* Welcome four newcomers in
Gabbi Hammerbach, Hannah Kellner,
Faith Kirk, and
Keelie Stamson
* Picked second in the ASC East Division
* Davis and Roberts named to ASC Players to Watch list.
* 5-3 overall last season when COVID-19 hit.
* Roberts (1/28/20), Kendall (2/4/20, 2/18/20) and Mixon (3/3/20) named ASC East Players of the Week last season
* Kendall named ITA Most Improved Senior and ASC Scholar-Athlete Medal of Honor recipient.
* Kendall finished 5-2 in #1 singles and 5-3 in #1 doubles
* Roberts finished 6-2 in singles play and 5-2 in doubles play.
* Schenck finished 6-2 in doubles play.
* Winners of four straight against HPU giving up just one point in the meetings combined.
* Lost 5-4 to McM last season. Davis and Wilcoxson won #3 doubles 8-4. Kendall (#1 Singles, 6-2, 6-3), Schenck (#2 Singles, 6-3, 7-5), and Roberts (#4 Singles, 6-4, 6-2) won their singles matches.
HPU
* 0-3 overall after a 9-0 loss to the University of St. Mary's (TX)
* Have yet to score a point.
* Were 1-7 overall when COVID-19 hit.
* Brittany Sutton won a singles match last season.
McM
* 0-2 after a 9-0 loss to Dallas Baptist University.
* 5-4 against ETBU last season ended a four-match losing streak.
* Were 8-4 overall last season when COVID-19.
* Gabrielle Ellwanger won eight singles matches while she and Neah Garza paired up for six doubles wins.
