Women's Tennis | 4/3/2015 5:12:00 PM

WICHITA FALLS, Texas - The #36 St. Edward's Women's Tennis team could not get any momentum going against #14 Midwestern State Friday afternoon, as they were defeated, 9-0.
 
At No. 1 doubles, Kayla Casey and Taylor proved to be a dynamic duo as they defeated BROOKE HUGHES and Sasha Khadzyhan, 8-2. FRANCESCA CHAHER and IVANA ZECEVIC looked to earn the Hiltoppers a point at No. 2 doubles, but were defeated by Lauren Pineda and Lindsay Nochowicz, 8-5. Number three doubles saw a similar result for the Hilltoppers as RAFAELA HAEGELE and MARISSA WILLIAMS dropped their match to Madeline Schorlemmer and Paige Boykin by an 8-5 margin.
 
The Hilltoppers could not find any traction in their efforts to get back into the match through the singles portion. No.1 singles saw #34 Kayla Casey defeat Khadzyhan in a very tight 7-6 (7-4), 6-4 decision. Haegele was forced to retire in her No. 2 match against Coffman after dropping the first set 6-2. Zecevic did what she could to earn a point in No. 3 singles, but her efforts were thwarted by Schorlemmer 6-2, 6-3.
 
FRANCESCA CHAHER nearly took Anderson to the edge in both of their sets at No. 4, but ultimately fell 7-6 (7-1), 7-5. SUMMER BIGGS could not gain any momentum at No. 5 singles and lost to Carrie Casey 6-2, 6-1. Williams would drop her match at No. 6: 6-1, 6-4 to Alexis Arrieta.
 
Head Coach Kendall Brooks said of her team, "Tough day for us on the court. I thought we did a pretty good job of handling the wind mentally, but it definitely was challenging to play in. Midwestern State is a good team and they outplayed us today."
 
St. Edward's will look to rebound quickly as they'll travel to Dallas and face Arkansas Fort Smith on Friday. First set of the Heartland Conference match is set for 2:00 p.m.