Tennis dominate weekend invitational, multiple undefeated
Cougar Invitational
The Cougars played their second home tournament, finishing 13-4 in singles and 8-1 in doubles where they competed against Missouri-St. Louis, Saint Louis and Lindenwood.
Undefeated
Redshirt freshman Melissa Vizcardo from The Woods, Texas, freshman Amelia Gorman from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and freshman Jaiden McKee from Lancaster, New York, all went undefeated for the weekend Invite.
Shifting Players
"It was a good weekend, we were able to mix and match and move some players around," said Head Coach Adam Alberten. "We were able to kind of rest some of our players higher up in the lineup and push some that would have normally played a little bit lower."
Jessica Leeman
Graduate student Jessica Leeman from Belfast, Northern Ireland, finished 1-1 in singles and 3-0 in doubles, competing alongside Vizcardo, for the weekend.
Jill Lambrechts
Redshirt junior Jill Lambrechts from Beerse, Belgium, finished 2-1 in singles and 2-0 in doubles, competing alongside McKee, for the Invite.
Fall Season
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"The exciting thing about Fall season is we see stuff that we can work on, improve and get better as we climb the mountain towards the Spring season," Albertsen said.
Improvement
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"I like how we played in doubles today. I think today was a little bit better, cleaner," Albertsen said. "I think doubles is an area that we're always going to continue to get stronger, and kind of continue just improving overall. Then, I would like for us to finish the day in singles just a little bit sharper."
Support
The Cougars line up and cheer on Leeman as she finishes the final game of the weekend.
Overall
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"Overall, there was some good play all around," Albertsen said. "It was just good to see us kind of improve and take one more step forward."
ITA Regionals
The Cougars compete next in the ITA Regionals from Oct. 13-17, which will be hosted by Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Preperation
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"That's a big one," Albertsen said. "That has all the teams from our entire region; all the big, medium and small schools will meet there, and that's a great test to see where you are amongst some of the best in the country. So, we're excited to learn from this tournament and use these next two weeks to get better and prepare for the ITAs."
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