CONWAY, Ark. – Men's and women's tennis continued its 2018-19 season with a pair of meets set against John Brown on Friday and University of the Ozarks on Saturday. On the women's side, Hendrix was able to jump out to a 2-1 lead after two big match wins in doubles action. The Warriors defeated John Brown, 6-3 Friday, and took down the Eagles, 6-3, to finish the weekend 2-0 against in-state teams. The men's team fell 9-0 to John Brown and also 9-0 to the Eagles on the weekend too.

FRIDAY VS JOHN BROWN:
WOMEN'S MEET:
DOUBLES COMPETITION
1. Julia McHeil / Sydney Smith def. Shelby Worsham / Sarah Glass (8-4)
2. Greer Ayers / Cooper Chimbel def. Sabrina Paiz / Jyden Engle (8-4)
3. Sara Hoopchuk / Karen Morris def. Natalie Mollen / Katie Sadeco (8-3)

SINGLES COMPETITION
1. Worsham def. McHeil (7-6, 6-3)
2. Smith def. Ayers (6-1, 6-1)
3. Chimbel def. Paiz (6-4, 6-2)
4. Glass def. Engle (8-0)
5. Mollen def. Hoopcyuk (3-6, 6-4; 10-5 tiebreaker)
6. Sarah Morris def. Chloe Trusty (6-0, 6-2)

MEN'S MEET:
DOUBLES COMPETITION
1.   Nathan Kuykendall / Cade Cox def. Luke Lefler / Mohammad Ali (8-5)
2.   Sam Spencer / Mitch Berry def. Nathan Hudson / Sasin Payakuchut (8-1)
3.   David Woodring / Yloah Frederick def. Henry Dana / Parker Work (8-3)

SINGLES COMPETITION
1.   Kuykendall def. Lefler (6-4, 6-4)
2.  Cox def. Hudson (6-1, 6-1)
3.   def. Dana (6-0, 6-0)
4.   Spencer def. Payakuchut (6-1, 6-1)
5.   Woodring def. Ali (8-4)
6.   Jordan Scoggins def. Work (6-3, 6-0)

WHAT WAS SAID
"I'm so excited and I just can't hide it," stated a happy Head Coach Craig Kirchgessner. "The ladies came to play and everyone stepped up. It's hard to play a top player down but they did and we got the victory. Our guys fought hard against a tough team. We are working on some technical changes that will bare fruit in due time. Great performances by seniors Lefler and Ali that will surely lead to some wins in the near future."

SATURDAY VS UNIVERSITY OF THE OZARKS:
WOMEN'S MEET:
DOUBLES COMPETITION
1. Shelby Worsham / Sarah Glass def. Macronel / Gutiernez (8-4)
2.  Greer Ayers / Cooper Chimbel def. Corone / Hart (8-7)
3. Woody / Rogers def. Sara Hoopchuk / Karen Morris (8-4)

SINGLES COMPETITION
1.  Worsham def. Macronel (5-7, 6-3; 10-4 tiebreaker)
2.  Ayers def. Rogers (6-3, 6-1)
3.  Chimbel def. Corone (6-0, 6-1)
4.   Hart def. Glass (7-5, 6-3)
5.   Gutiernez def. S. Morris (6-1, 6-4)
6.  K. Morris def. Johnson (6-1)

MEN'S MEET:
DOUBLES COMPETITION
1.   Dijin / Martinez def. Luke Lefler / Mohammad Ali (8-2)
2.   Birch / Langford def. Nathan Hudson / Sasin Payakuchut (8-1)
3.   Johnson / Cason def. Henry Dana / Parker Work (8-5)

SINGLES COMPETITION
1.   Dijin def. Lefler (6-1, 7-5)
2.   Langford def. Hudson (6-0, 6-2)
3.   Martinez def. Payakuchut (6-0, 6-2)
4.   Birch def. Dylan Maassen-Vectrs (8-0)
5.   Johnson def. Andrew Eveld (6-4)
6.   Murray def. Dylan Hurst (6-0)

WHAT WAS SAID
"Extremely close match on the ladies side," stated Coach Kirchgessner. "Worsham lost the first set and never gave up as she pulled out the second set and a fantastic 10-point tiebreaker in the third set. Two doubles had a momentum saving comeback to take us into singles play on a high note. Without those points, this match could've gone either way. We mixed it up on the guys side of things to see some new hardworking faces get a shot against some very good competition. We fought hard and came up a little short but gained some valuable experience in the process."

UP NEXT
Hendrix will hit the road Saturday for the first road Southern Athletic Association contest of the regular season. The Warriors will travel to Memphis, Tenn. to take on Rhodes.