The Emporia State tennis teams were swept at Truman on Thursday, as the women lost, 5-4, and the men fell, 6-3.
It was the first loss of the season for the ESU women.
ESU started with two wins in doubles play, but it wasn’t enough, as Natalie Villaflor and Amanda Morris had the team’s only singles wins.
The Truman women improved their record to 10-0.
On the men’s side, ESU (5-2) was swept in doubles play before posting three singles victories.
Julian Rios (No. 2), Nathan Mai (No. 3) and Kevin Schoon (No. 4) all won their individual matches.
The ESU women will play their home opener next Wednesday against Missouri Western. The men’s next competition will be March 28 against Colorado State-Pueblo in Hays.
Friday at Kirksville, Mo.
Truman women 5, ESU 4
Singles
1. Jennifer Salmon (Truman) def. Marcela Bayon (ESU) 7-6, 6-3
2. Natalie Villaflor (ESU) def. Lindsy Blair (Truman) 6-4, 6-3
3. Amanda Morris (ESU) def. Courtney Walther (Truman) 7-5, 6-1
4. Kelsey Kuykendall (Truman) def. Molly Bowman (ESU) 6-4, 6-0
5. Amy Ochs (Truman) def. Audrey Sherman (ESU) 6-3, 6-4
6. Kirstyn Sampias (Truman) def. Kristen Ford (ESU) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
Doubles
1. Bayon/Villaflor (ESU) def. Blair/Walther (Truman) 8-4
2. Salmon/Ochs (Truman) def. Bowman/Ford (ESU) 8-3
3. Morris/Sherman (ESU) def. Kuykendall/Greenwald (Truman) 8-1
Truman men 6, ESU 3
Singles
1. Peter Bracha (Truman) def. Kent Grossling (ESU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
2. Julian Rios (ESU) def. Steven Hipkiss (Truman) 6-2, 6-2
3. Nathan Mai (ESU) def. Cody Pusateri (Truman) 6-0, 6-3
4. Kevin Schoon (ESU) def. Kyle Schlotz (Truman) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
5. John Rothfusz (Truman) def. Jose Vaca (ESU) 7-6, 6-2
6. Colin Boswell (Truman) def. Eric Sparks (ESU) 6-0, 6-3
Doubles
1. Rothfusz/Schlotz (Truman) def. Grossling/Rios (ESU) 8-6
2. Bracha/Pusateri (Truman) def. Mai/Schoon (ESU) 8-6
3. Hipkiss/Rusk (Truman) def. Vaca/Sparks (ESU) 8-3