Abigail Simms and Indiana Tech Warriors lost to St Thomas 2-4 at the Nationals in Mobile Alabama. Abigail fought hard against Lia Pena in singles. She lost in a competitive 1st set 6-7 and 2-6 in the second set. Abigail played #1 doubles and #2 singles position for Indiana Tech.
Jacobi Bain and XULA Gold Rush won 4-2 against Cumberlands. Jacobi lost in the #4 singles in straight sets 4-6, 4-6 to Martin Muller but made up ground in doubles with partner Megh Patel winning 6-3. Joshua Turnquest and the Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats won 4-1 over Southeastern University. Joshua won playing in the #2 position in doubles with partner Jeremias Rocco 6-2 and won the first set in his singles 6-2 but did not need to finish as his team had already secured the win.
The BLTA congratulates Abigail on her back-to-back NAIA Nationals appearance and a great tennis season!
Joshua Turnquest and Jacobi Bain will see action again tomorrow as they have advanced to the next rounds. Only one will move on as they now face each other. The BLTA congratulates Joshua and Jacobi for advancing to the Nationals Quarterfinals and wishes them both a great match
tomorrow.
Original Post Date: 5/18/2022
