KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Mulerider tennis teams continued their spring break trip in dominant fashion, securing their second sweep of the trip with a pair of 4-0 victories over Rockhurst. Both the men's and women's teams delivered strong performances, claiming the doubles points before swiftly closing out singles matches to seal their wins.
The Mulerider women's team started strong, securing the doubles point with wins at lines two and three. The duos of Amelie Gindl & Maria Fiacan and Roksana Kokocha & Inna Serpukhova both battled through tight matches, ultimately prevailing 7-6.
In singles action, #49 Josie Holderbach dominated at line two with a commanding 6-0, 6-2 victory. Ifigeneia Kafka followed with a solid 6-3, 6-3 win at line four. At the top of the lineup, #6 Amelie Gindl secured the overall match victory by defeating #14 Eleanor Coleman in a competitive 7-5, 6-1 contest. With Gindl's victory, the Muleriders clinched the match at 4-0.
On the men's side, the Muleriders faced a tough challenge against #42-ranked Rockhurst, but they responded with a commanding 4-0 victory of their own. The doubles teams at lines two and three secured the doubles point for the Muleriders, with Lluc Pasqual & Jinsei Tajima and Frode Neumann & David Wallechner both earning hard-fought 7-5 wins.
In singles play, Jinsei Tajima put the Muleriders ahead with a 6-2, 6-3 win at line five, while Lluc Pasqual followed with a 7-5, 6-2 victory at line six. The decisive point came at line two, where #47 Tim Fischer closed out a 6-4, 6-2 win to secure the 4-0 sweep for the Muleriders.
Next up is Northwest Missouri tomorrow, with first serve set for 11 a.m.