WICHITA - The Newman women's tennis team defeated Tabor in its first dual match of the spring season, sweeping the Blue Jays 9-0. The Jets scored multiple shut-outs in both singles and doubles play.

Newman claimed an early 3-0 lead in the match after sweeping doubles play. Kirstie Symon and Carissa Villaflor defeated Tabor's Amanda Faber and Becky Faber, 8-0. The Jets' Courtney Dold and Hillary Hicks followed suit with a win over Anna Friesen and Marissa Hiett, 8-2. Newman wrapped up doubles play when Jess Brown and Emily Gerber defeated Meredith Voran and Katie Becker, 8-0 to secure the doubles sweep.

The Jets continued their dominant performance in singles play beginning with a 6-2, 6-0 win by Symon over A. Faber. Hicks claimed the next victory after she beat B. Faber 6-1, 6-1 to give Newman a 5-0 lead in the dual. Dold defeated Friesen, 6-0, 6-0 and was matched by Brown who beat Voran 6-0, 6-0. Villaflor added another Newman win when she beat Hiett 6-1, 6-0 and Gerber rounded out the dual match sweep with a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Becker giving the Jets the 9-0 win.

With the win the Jets improve to 1-0 in spring season dual match play. They will return to action Feb. 24 when they travel to St. Joseph, Mo. for the Missouri Western State University Invitational. Action is set to begin at 12 p.m.

Women's Tennis: Newman 9, Tabor 0
Singles Competition
1. Kirstie Symon (NU) def. Amanda Faber (TC) 6-2, 6-0
2. Hillary Hicks (NU) def. Becky Faber (TC) 6-1, 6-1
3. Courtney Dold (NU) def. Anna Friesen (TC) 6-0, 6-0
4. Jess Brown (NU) def. Meredith Voran (TC) 6-0, 6-0
5. Carissa Villaflor (NU) def. Marissa Hiett (TC) 6-1, 6-0
6. Emily Gerber (NU) def. Katie Becker (TC) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles Competition
1. Kirstie Symon and Carissa Villaflor (NU) def. Amanda Faber and Becky Faber (TC) 8-0
2. Courtney Dold and Hillary Hicks (NU) def. Anna Friesen and Marissa Hiett (TC) 8-2
3. Jess Brown and Emily Gerber (NU) def. Meredith Voran and Katie Becker (TC) 8-0