by Warren Kozireski
Sophomore Maria Jimenez swept her second singles match 6-0, 6-0 to lead Roberts Wesleyan’s women’s tennis team to an 8-1 victory at Oswego.
Junior Dina Obukhova won her first singles match 6-1, 6-0 while classmates Meg Kelly and Julia Vitale were victorious at third and fifth singles 6-3, 6-0 and 6-4, 6-1 respectively. Sophomore Kaylee Eamer also took her fourth singles pairing 6-0, 6-3.
The Raiders swept the doubles matches with Obukhova and Jimenez winning as the top pair 8-0, Kelly and Eamer combining for a hard-fought 8-6 win at second doubles and Vitale with sister Maria winning 9-8 at third doubles.
The team also announced the addition of Division I transfer Tina Miller from St. Francis University. The Williamsville native will join the team in the fall.
Roberts is now 8-9 for the season (including fall) and a perfect 4-0 at home. The NAIA Midwest Regional is April 28 and 29 in Grand Rapids, Michigan with the NCCAA National Championships May 6 through 11.
