The Webster University women's tennis team defeated Missouri Baptist University, 8-1, at the Webster Groves Tennis Center on April 9 to remain unbeaten on the season at 11-0.
Kathleen Kennedy (SO, Providence Catholic HS, IL) remains undefeated on the season at 21-0, improving to 11-0 in singles and 1-0 in doubles. Kaylen Kress (FR, Bartlett HS, IL) is 11-0 in doubles and 10-1 in singles. MacKenzie Wilder (SO, Weatherford HS, TX) is also unbeaten on the season, improving to 6-0 in singles and 7-0 at doubles. Wilder had a slugfest in her singles match at #5, having to win the tie-breaker set, 14-12.
Webster, who is 4-0 in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, travels to Principia College (IL) on April 11 to face the Blue and Gold, who are also 4-0.
The result for the Missouri Baptist match are listed below.
Webster University Women 8 Missouri Baptist University 1
Doubles
Hays/Fitz win 8-1
Kennedy/Kress win 8-3
Wilder/Espinoza win 8-5
Singles
Hays wins 6-3, 6-4
Fitz wins 6-1, 6-2
Kennedy wins 6-3, 3-6, 10-6
Kress wins 6-3, 7-6
Wilder wins 6-0, 1-6, 14-12
Espinoza loses 4-6, 5-7