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Julie Stroyne returns a shot.
Julie Stroyne goes 9-0 in OAC singles play this season.

Women's Tennis Written by Ed Syguda

Cards Open OAC's with Mount Union

WESTERVILLE, OHIO—The Otterbein University women’s tennis team, finishing Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) play at 6-3, earned the fourth seed in the OAC Tournament and will host fifth-seeded University of Mount Union, 3:30 p.m., Wednesday in the quarterfinals.

The Cardinals, 13-8 overall, closed out the regular season with a two-match split at home last week, losing to Baldwin-Wallace College, 7-2, before coming back to shut out Marietta College, 9-0.

Freshman Julie Stroyne eased through her matches for a pair of wins at first singles, winning 6-2, 6-2 against Baldwin-Wallace and 6-1, 6-0 against Marietta. She finished the regular season with a perfect 9-0 record in OAC play.

Senior Kylie Hammons posted an 8-1 conference record at fourth singles while sophomore Taylor Jordan finished 6-3 at second singles.

Mount Union, 8-9 overall, concluded the regular season with a 5-4 conference record. In this season’s meeting, Otterbein defeated the Purple Raiders, 9-0, at home April 16.

The winner of this quarterfinal match advances to the semifinals scheduled for Friday, 4:30 p.m., at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, and will meet the winner of the quarterfinal matchup between eighth-seeded Wilmington College and top-seeded Ohio Northern University. The final is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at Lindner.

 

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