Women’s Tennis
Lady Barons tennis team takes another championship to cap off undefeated season
S. MICHAEL HUTCHESON STAFF WRITER The Lady Barons tennis team recently won its championship game against Mount Aloysius College, giving the team an 8-0 season record for its conference games and an impressive 14-1 record overall. The ladies had a phenomenal season, demonstrating their growth both on and off the court. “This is probably one […]
Lady Barons tennis falls to Indiana-East, continues to improve skill
S. MICHAEL HUTCHESON STAFF WRITER The Lady Barons tennis team fell to Indiana-East last Friday in an action-packed 5-0 match. Close to a hundred people gathered in the brisk autumn air to watch the teams face off. The doubles games got off to a roaring start, and the ringing crack of the rackets could be […]
Lady Barons tennis sweeps Muskingum, continues unbroken winning streak
S. MICHAEL HUTCHENSON STAFF WRITER The Lady Barons tennis team continued to display their dominance last Friday afternoon, as they swept Muskingum University 9-0, continuing their impressive 10-game winning streak. Even from the onset of the match, the girls took charge of the court and never gave Muskingum a break, batting their serves back left […]
Playing for a cause: Franciscan’s unstoppable team
NICK MERSCH SPORTS EDITOR Franciscan University of Steubenville is not best known for sports. The motto at this university is “academically excellent, passionately Catholic,” and they stick by that. The school focuses its funding on academics and faith. The third pillar that often seems to fall by the wayside is sports. However, lately one sport […]
Lady Barons’ tennis team crushes Medaille
VERONICA ECKART STAFF WRITER This Saturday at home, the Franciscan University of Steubenville women’s tennis team fought out an impressive 9-0 sweep in the crisp fall air against Medaille to earn their ninth straight win. The Lady Barons dominated in both singles and doubles on their home courts at Belleview Park, adding yet another impressive […]
Athlete Spotlight: Madelyn Conrad
NICK MERSCH SPORTS EDITOR The reigning AMCC Women’s Tennis Player of the Year calls Franciscan University her home. Madelyn Conrad, a junior communication arts major from Bethlehem, PA, was the first Lady Baron to win this honor. Conrad finished the season 9-6 overall in No. 1 singles and 12-5 in No. 1 doubles, winning all […]
Lady Barons’ tennis sweeps Penn State-Behrend for fifth win of season
TERESA DULAC STAFF WRITER Franciscan University of Steubenville’s women’s tennis team achieved an impressive win against conference opponent Penn State-Behrend last Friday, Sept. 14, successfully beating them in both doubles and singles. After shaking hands with the opposing team, the Lady Barons prepared for their match with vigorous warmups and shouts of encouragement. Soon the […]
Women’s tennis team continues winning streak
ESTELLE MANDEVILLE STAFF WRITER The women’s tennis team won three doubles and six singles to continue their four-match winning streak on Thursday at home against conference opponent University of Pitt-Greensburg. Senior Maria Binette and junior Madelyn Conrad started the day with an 8-1 doubles victory over Pitt-Greensburg. Then, junior Gracie Hammel and sophomore Ana Victoria […]
Womens’ tennis posed for success in finals
JOHN GALLAGHER SPORTS EDITOR Intent upon improving on their 5-4 overall record, the Lady Barons took to their home Bellview courts on Tuesday, facing visiting non-conference opponent St. Vincent College. The court bore the full force of a characteristically humid Steubenville afternoon, as the Lady Barons celebrated Senior Day both before and after the match. […]
Women’s tennis team fights back into running for championship
JOHN GALLAGHER SPORTS EDITOR After a nail-biting 5-4 loss to Westminster College on Saturday, the Franciscan University women’s tennis team put their campaign for a second-straight AMCC Championship back on track, via a decisive 9-0 win against conference opponent Penn St.-Altoona on Monday. Windy conditions tested both teams as doubles play commenced, just after 1 […]