#44 Women’s Tennis Sets Record at 14-0 With Duals Sweep

The 44th ranked Air Force women's tennis team swept a pair of duals Friday, defeating William Jewell 7-0 and #24 (Div. II) Washburn 4-1. The Falcons are now 14-0 on the season, setting a new record for longest winning streak in program history.

The Falcons surpassed the 12 match winning streak set by the 2011 team.

The Falcons rolled to the 7-0 win over William Jewell, sweeping doubles and winning all six singles matches in two sets.

Meredith Jones and Ashleigh Harvey won at No. 1 doubles 6-0. Meredith Laskey won No. 2 doubles 6-3 and Kristin Kerrigan/Abby Warner won at No. 3 doubles 6-1.

In singles, the Falcons did not allow the Cardinals to score more than two points in any set. Jones won at No. 1 singles 6-0, 6-0. Kerrigan played at No. 2 singles, winning 6-2, 6-0. Ashleigh Harvey won at No. 3, 6-2, 6-1 and Meredith Laskey won at No. 4, 6-0, 6-1. Alex Kuo won at No. 4, 6-2, 6-2 and Abby Warner won at No. 6, 6-0, 6-0.

Against Washburn, the Falcons won 4-1.

The Falcons won at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles to get the point. The duo of TJ Fumagalli/Kristin Kerringan won at No. 1 doubles over Alexis Czapinski/Logan Morrissey 6-4. Nadeen Lieberman/Elizabeth Barnickel won at No. 2 doubles, 7-6 (7-4) to secure the doubles point. The match was a homecoming for Barnickel, who hails from nearby Leawood, Kan.

Fumagalli won at No. 1 singles, 6-1, 6-1. Jones won at No. 3 singles 6-2, 6-7 (4-7), 6-1. Lieberman won at No. 4 singles to clinch the dual, 6-2, 7-5.

"Breaking the 12 match win streak by the 2011 team was awesome," Air Force head coach Kim Gidley said. "Everyone that traveled on this trip competed and won, so it was a complete team effort in the historic wins. With a lot of road travel, this team has handled some great adversity. The second match of the day was against a Washburn team that just kept coming back at us. It was fun to be in a battle and have to deal with the pressure with different players in and out of the lineup. Having been in challenging situations is what this team has come through week after week."

Air Force returns to action tomorrow, taking on Rockhurst.

Women - #44 AIR FORCE vs. WILLIAM JEWELL, Feb. 22 - Air Force 7-0
Doubles
Meredith Jones/Ashleigh Harvey (AF) def. Becca Richison/Hannah Waine (WJC) 6-0
Meredith Laskey/Alex Kuo (AF) def. Whitney Holloman/Julia Yamate (WJC) 6-3
Kristin Kerrigan/Abby Warner (AF) def. Caroline Lane/Meredith Houk (WJC) 6-1

Singles
Meredith Jones (AF) def. Hannah Waine (WJC) 6-0, 6-0
Kristin Kerrigan (AF) def. Becca Richison (WJC) 6-2, 6-0
Ashleigh Harvey (AF) def. Whitney Holloman (WJC) 6-2, 6-1
Meredith Laskey (AF) def. Julia Yamate (WJC) 6-0, 6-1
Alex Kuo (AF) def. Caroline Lane (WJC) 6-2, 6-2
Abby Warner (AF) def. Gillian Evans (WJC) 6-0, 6-0

Women - #44 AIR FORCE vs. #24 WASHBURN, Feb. 22 - Air Force 4-1
Doubles
TJ Fumagalli/Kristin Kerrigan (AF) def. Alexis Czapinski/Logan Morrissey (WU) 6-4
Nadeen Lieberman/Elizabeth Barnickel (AF) def. Svea Crohn/Jacqueli Engelbrecht (WU) 7-6 (7-4)
Maria Soler Valverde/Kinsey Fields (WU) def. Alex Kuo/Meredith Laskey (AF) 7-6 (9-7)
Order of finish: 1, 3, 2

Singles
TJ Fumagalli (AF) def. Jacqueli Engelbrecht (WU) 6-1, 6-1
Alexis Czapinski (WU) def. Elizabeth Barnickel (AF) 6-3, 7-6 (7-3)
Meredith Jones (AF) def. Logan Morrisey (WU) 6-2, 6-7 (4-7), 6-1
Maria Soler Valverde (WU) vs. Ashleigh Harvey (AF) 4-6, 6-4, DNF
Nadeen Lieberman (AF) def. Svea Crohn (WU) 6-2, 7-5
Madison Lysault (WU) def. Meredith Laskey (AF) 1-6, DNF
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3, 5

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