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ABILENE, Texas – The 2014 National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) Central Region women's tennis championship tournament got underway Thursday, with host McMurry University dropping a tough decision, 5-4, to Dallas Baptist University at the Seidel-Swagerty Tennis Center.
 
The match was a little closer than the previous meeting between the two Heartland Conference mates, as the Patriots (15-8) topped the War Hawks (7-14), 6-3, back on March 22.
 
McMurry actually held a 2-1 lead in the team score after doubles, just the opposite of the score when the teams last met. The difference came from McM's No. 1 pair of Lauren Renner and Shayne Cook, who reversed the decision on DBU's Cassandra Wenerstrom and Amanda Richter, winning 8-4 this time.
 
At No. 3 doubles, Chloe Patterson and Madison Hathorn defeated the Patriots' Lyvia Gomes and Alexa Mentesana, 8-2, knocking the tandem off for the second time in a little over a month.
 
DBU secured the victory by taking four of the six singles bouts. As in the previous match, the Patriots took the Nos. 1 through 3 contests in straight sets, as well as the No. 5 match.
 
McMurry's two singles points came from sisters the Patterson sisters- Chloe and Autumn. 
 
Autumn Patterson, a senior, was first off the court in singles for McM, making short work of the Patriots' Meredith Robinson, 6-3, 6-0.
 
At. No. 4 singles, Chloe – a freshman – dispatched of DBU's Leah Smith in three sets. The younger Patterson won the first set, 6-2 and lost the second, 6-4. In the third set tiebreaker, she won by an 11-9 margin.
 
The NCCAA regional tourney continues with three matches on Friday and two on Saturday. Friday's slate includes: Dallas Baptist vs. Southern Nazarene (8:30 a.m.); Colorado Christian vs. McMurry (Noon), and; Dallas Baptist vs. Colorado Christian (4 p.m.). Admission is free.
 

Dallas Baptist 5, McMurry University 4
Apr 24, 2014 at Abilene, Texas (Seidel-Swagerty Tennis Center)

Singles competition

1. Leah Rutt (DBUWT) def. Lauren Renner (MCMWT) 7-6 (7-2), 6-0

2. Cassandra Wenerstrom (DBUWT) def. Shayne Cook (MCMWT) 6-2, 6-1

3. Amanda Richter (DBUWT) def. Salitza Abrantes (MCMWT) 6-1, 6-2

4. Chloe Patterson (MCMWT) def. Leah Smith (DBUWT) 6-2, 4-6, 11-9

5. Lyvia Gomes (DBUWT) def. Allie Hawkins (MCMWT) 7-5, 6-3

6. Autumn Patterson (MCMWT) def. Meredith Robinson (DBUWT) 6-3, 6-0

 

Doubles competition

1. Lauren Renner/Shayne Cook (MCMWT) def. Cassandra Wenerstrom/Amanda Richter (DBUWT) 8-4

2. Leah Rutt/Leah Smith (DBUWT) def. Jessica Bentley/Bree Brosig (MCMWT) 8-6

3. Chloe Patterson/Madison Hathorn (MCMWT) def. Lyvia Gomes/Alexa Mentesana (DBUWT) 8-2

 

Match Notes

Dallas Baptist 15-8

McMurry University 7-14

Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (6,3,2,1,5,4)

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Next Matches- DBU vs. Southern Nazarene (Fri. @ 8:30m a.m.);

McM vs. Colorado Christian (Fri. @ Noon)

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