Box Score
LINCOLN, Neb. (September 8, 2021) - In its first match of the 2021-2022 season, Nebraska Wesleyan women's tennis was narrowly defeated, 5-4, by College of St. Mary at the Lincoln Sports Foundation's Tennis Complex. NWU's lineup featured three student-athletes playing in their first-ever match as Prairie Wolves.

After dropping two of the three doubles matches, the Prairie Wolves used a win in No. 3 Doubles by Kailey Kissler and Carley Reubenking to generate momentum into singles action. Kissler and Reubenking won the doubles point with a decisive 8-4 victory.

Crystal Craft put NWU on the board at No. 3 Singles with a hard-fought three-set win. Craft dropped the first set but responded commandingly with wins in the second and third sets. Addi Duranski gave Nebraska Wesleyan its third point with an 8-2 victory at No. 4 Singles. Kailey Kissler and Carley Reubenking cruised to straight-set wins at No. 5 Singles and No. 6 Singles, respectively. 

Doubles Scores
No. 1 - Brooke Sailer/Ella Ford fell to Regi Zakrzewski/Tessa Hurst, 8-6
No. 2 - Crystal Craft/Addi Duranski fell to Renee Acena/Jaclyn Nejrete, 8-4
No. 3 - Kailey-Jay Kissler/Carley Rubenking defeated Kaia Chiasson/Miranda Swanson, 8-4

Singles Scores
No. 1 Brooke Sailer fell to Renee Acena, 6-1, 6-1
No. 2 Ella Ford fell to Tessa Hurst, 6-3, 2-6, 10-6
No. 3 Crystal Craft defeated to Regi Zakrzewski, 1-6, 6-4, 10-2
No. 4 Addi Duranski defeated Kaia Chiasson, 8-2
No. 5 Kailey-Jay Kissler defeated Jaclyn Nejrete, 7-6, 7-5
No. 6 Carley Rubenking fell to Miranda Swanson, 6-4, 6-2

UP NEXT
Nebraska Wesleyan begins American Rivers Conference play with a doubleheader on Saturday, September 11. The first match is at 12 p.m. against Simpson College with the second match against Central College at 3:30 p.m.