Southwestern College Collegian

Issue date: 4/9/08 Section: Sports

Corinna Keeling/Collegian photographer Madison Lumm, elementary education senior, warms up during the match against Friends University April 5. Lumm won in both singles and doubles teams play. [Click to enlarge]

Struggles continue for the men's tennis team while the women have continued to come on strong. They hope to get back on the winning track tomorrow when the teams host McPherson College at 3 p.m. Both teams travel to Tabor College at 10 a.m. Saturdayand then are at home again Monday to play Kansas Wesleyan University at 3 p.m. The men are currently 0-2 in Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference play. The women are currently 1-1 in the KCAC. "It's important that we have a good match against McPherson because it will be a very big confidence booster among the team," said Jacob Tafoya, computer information systems freshman. Jeff Smith, physical education sophomore, said, "We hope to get a win against McPherson, especially since they're ranked last in the conference." The teams played Friends University April 5. The men lost 9-0. John Paulin, head coach, said, "We knew Friends would be a solid team. I look for them to be in the top three of the KCAC race this season." On the women's side, Madison Lumm, elementary education senior, Mehvash Shahzada, biochemistry junior, Kelsey Reynolds, communication junior, Molly Kearns, elementary education junior, Kourtney McLeland, psychology junior, and Lindsay Morgan, biology senior, swept the singles. In doubles, Lauren Pettey, business administration senior, paired up with Lumm, Shahzada with Kearns and Reynolds with McLeland, to win doubles play as well. Paulin said, "This is a good first win for us in conference play. We had solid play on a windy morning in both singles and doubles." The teams hosted Bethany College yesterday. The women lost 7-2 and the men lost 9-0. Although the beginning of the season hasn't started as well as the men hoped, they still see an increase in play and continue being positive. Tafoya said, "We are keeping our heads high and practicing harder as the season goes on. "Everyone is staying positive. Everyone is doing their part to stay in shape along with playing tennis outside of practice." Paige Carswell is a freshman majoring in communication. You may e-mail her at paige.carswell@sckans.edu.

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