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WTEN NAIA 1st Round Recap

Women's Tennis

Knights Advance For The First Time In the NAIA Tournament

Box Score Mobile, Ala. - The Marian women's tennis team advances to the NAIA National Tournament Second Round for the first time in program history. The Knights took the 4-0 win from No. 22 Concordia on Tuesday morning, Marian is now 15-8 overall on the season.

The Knights secured the doubles point with Liliane Alinquant and Paloma Caceres Villalba's easy 6-0 win over the Bulldogs. After a pretty back and fourth beginning Yasmin Imamniyazova and Ana Barbosa Fernandez pushed ahead at No. 1 doubles and took the 6-2 win. Michelle Irigoyen and Ana Lopez Torres went unfinished at No. 2 doubles but held the 5-2 lead over Concordia. 

Caceres Villalba extended Marian's lead with her 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 6 singles. Irigoyen was the next to finish extending the lead with a 6-0, 6-1 win over her Bulldog competitor at No. 3 singles. Lopez Torres secured the win with a defeat at No. 2 singles (6-2, 6-1). Imamniyazova went unfinished at No. 1 but held the 6-1, 4-2 lead while Barbosa Fernandez went unfinished at No. 4 holding the 6-1, 3-2 lead over Concordia. Alinquant also went unfinished but held on to the 6-2, 5-2 lead at No. 5 singles.

The Knights will advance onto the second round tomorrow with their win. They will take on No. 6 Loyola at 9 am CT. 

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Players Mentioned

Ana Barbosa Fernandez

Ana Barbosa Fernandez

Sophomore
Paloma Caceres Villalba

Paloma Caceres Villalba

Sophomore
Yasmin Imamniyazova

Yasmin Imamniyazova

Sophomore
Michelle Irigoyen

Michelle Irigoyen

Sophomore
Ana Lopez Torres

Ana Lopez Torres

Freshman
Liliane Alinquant

Liliane Alinquant

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Ana Barbosa Fernandez

Ana Barbosa Fernandez

Sophomore
Paloma Caceres Villalba

Paloma Caceres Villalba

Sophomore
Yasmin Imamniyazova

Yasmin Imamniyazova

Sophomore
Michelle Irigoyen

Michelle Irigoyen

Sophomore
Ana Lopez Torres

Ana Lopez Torres

Freshman
Liliane Alinquant

Liliane Alinquant

Freshman