Box Score COLUMBIA, Ky. -- With rain on the horizon, the 16th ranked Lindsey Wilson College women's tennis team made sure the match against Cumberland (Tenn.) University would be completed as it rolled to a quick 5-1 win on Friday at the Henry Baughman Tennis Complex.
After opening the day with a 2-1 lead after doubles' play, the Blue Raiders only had to complete the first three singles' matches to rack up the minimum five wins needed to declare the match in their favor.
Junior Trina Slapeka and sophomore Slavica Milanovic got the Blue Raiders off to a good start with an 8-3 win at No. 1 doubles against Larissa Mivra and Courtney Schaub. Sophomore Laura Vergara and newcomer Rocio Cardo also claimed a win at No. 2, 8-0 against Tais Bererra and Anita Raez.
Sophomore Edelmira Ferri and sophomore Ashley Phillips took a loss at third doubles, falling to Amber Johnson and Lindsey Gaither 8-3.
The three singles' wins came easy for the Blue Raiders with Slapeka leading the way with a 6-1, 6-4 win against Mivra at No. 1, followed by Milanovic's 6-0, 6-3 win over Schaub.
Vergara wrapped up the win for the Blue Raiders with a quick 6-1, 6-3 decision against Raez.
Lindsey Wilson returns to action at 1 p.m. CT on Tuesday, April 5 at Bethel (Tenn.) University in McKenzie, Tenn.
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Henry Baughman Opens Match with First Serve at Tennis Complex
Henry Baughman joined both the Lindsey Wilson men's and women's tennis programs prior to the match against Cumberland to hit the first serve of the day in honor of his lead gift to fund the $425,000 Henry Baughman Tennis Complex.
The Baughman Tennis Complex expands the number of courts available from three to six, and it gives the Blue Raiders a first-class tennis facility. Equipped with lights, the Baughman Tennis Complex allows LWC tennis players to practice in evenings and also host home matches on the A.P. White Campus.
Baughman, who was born and raised in Lincoln County, Ky., is a retired Western Kentucky University professor who taught health and safety, and he helped start the university's emergency medical technologist/training program.
Baughman grew up watching his late father play tennis. He has been an active tennis player for more than 60 years, and his tennis achievements are legendary. There were no tennis courts in Stanford until his father built an asphalt court in 1952, Baughman's sophomore year at Standford High School.
Baughman has been ranked No. 1 in Kentucky more than 60 times, and 15 times he has been ranked No. 1 in the nine-state United States Tennis Association Southern, the largest association in the United States. He has also earned a No. 4 national ranking in 70 and over singles.
Baughman was chosen to the Southern All-Star team for the USTA National Inter-Sectional Championships, where he won three gold medals on the teams that were seven-time national champions. He has won 13 National Public Parks' tennis championships and five National Senior Olympic gold medals.
Baughman was inducted into the Kentucky Tennis Hall of Fame in 1996, and in 2007 he was honored with the fifth Kentucky Player of the Year award and first Southern Player of the Year award. Also in 1997, he received the Slew Hester Adult Achievement award for being ranked in the USTA Southern top five for 25 consecutive years.
