SHAWNEE – The Oklahoma Baptist Lady Bison tennis team starts postseason action Friday in the NCCAA Central Region Tournament, hosted by McMurry University in Abilene, Texas.
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The Lady Bison, ranked 32
nd in NCAA Division II, start at 11 a.m. with Colorado Christian and close the round robin tournament with McMurry Saturday at 11:30 a.m.
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The Lady Bison come in at 20-3. Rouxanne Janse van Rensburg, ranked 36
th nationally in Division II singles, stands at 19-3 and is the likely No. 1 singles entrant for OBU.
Olivia Charvat is 18-5,
Kim Moosbacher is 22-1,
Madeleine Boepple is 17-5,
Alex Bowers is 20-3 and
Caroline Abbe is 3-1 in singles.
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Moosbacher and Janse van Rensburg led the team with 17 doubles wins, followed by Boepple/Charvat with 16.
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Colorado Christian is 8-6 this season with four losses in its last five matches. Caroline Alberson has been their most successful singles player with a 9-1 record at No. 3. Maddie Andersson and Paige Crews are 6-4 at No. 2 doubles.
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McMurry is 14-6 this season. Samantha Ritz leads the team with 16 singles wins, largely at No. 3. Zaya Gomez has 11 wins at No. 4 singles. Bree Brosig and Ritz have a team-best 12 doubles wins – all at No. 1.
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