The Webster University women's tennis team evened its record in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference with an 8-1 win over Blackburn College, in Carlinville, IL, on April 6.  The Gorloks swept the doubles and took five of six singles for the victory.

Marissa Lewis (JR, Owasso, OK/Owasso HS) and Kaylen Kress (SO, Bartlett, IL/Bartlett HS) won an 8-2 decision at the #1 doubles, while Kathleen Kennedy (JR, Tinley Park, IL/Providence Catholic HS) and Isabella Espinoza (JR, Temecula, CA/Temecula Valley HS) scored an 8-3 win.  Freshman Chelsea Foster (St. Louis, MO/McCluer North HS) and Erin Roop (SO, LaCrosse, WI/Aquinas HS) took the #3 singles, 8-4.

The top five singles all won in straight set for Webster, with the only loss coming at #6.  The Webster results were:

Webster 8  Blackburn 1

Doubles
Lewis/Kress win            8-2
Kennedy/Espinoza win  8-3
Foster/Roop win            8-4

Singles
Lewis wins            6-0, 6-0
Kress wins            6-5, 6-0
Kennedy wins        6-1, 6-2
Espinoza wins       6-0, 6-0
Foster wins            6-2, 6-1
Williams loses       6-1, 6-2

Webster hosts Principia College (IL) on April 10 at the Webster Groves Center Tennis.