HENDERSON — The Freed-Hardeman University Lady Lion tennis team hosted the Georgetown College Tigers for the regular season finale on Senior Day. FHU sent the seniors off in style with a 4-3 victory.
All three doubles pairs claimed victory with
Suri Gomez/
Hannah Pearce winning 6-3 while both
Morgan Brown/
Elise Kruzan and
Kennley Kirk/
Cecily Davis won for the Lady Lions (6-13, 1-5 MSC) by a final score of 6-4.
The Lady Lions needed two tie-breaking sets to claim victory with
Morgan Brown and
Hannah Pearce both needing a third set. After
Elise Kruzan fell on the No. 1 court 6-1, 6-1, Brown won 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-3 while Pearce celebrated Senior Day by clinching the dual victory with a 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 comeback win over her Tiger (2-16, 0-5 MSC) opponent.
Suri Gomez claimed the vicotry on the No. 3 court 6-1, 6-2.
Kennley Kirk and
Cecily Davis fell short with Kirk dropping her match 6-3, 6-3 while Davis ended with a 6-3, 6-4 defeat.
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With the No. 6 seed in the Mid-South Conference tournament, the Lady Lions will line up against the No. 3-seed Cumberland Phoenix during the tournament held in Bowling Green, Kentucky from April 23-25. Confirmed dates and times will be announced later.