LIMA, Ohio - The Davenport women's tennis team was on the road again Saturday in a contest with their former WHAC foe in Northwestern Ohio. The Panthers went into the Westwood Tennis and Fitness Center and defeated the Racers 5-2 for the second time in a row.
 
The Panthers made some changes in their lineup due to some off-court challenges, but still managed to claim the doubles point. It all started with Skye Vandeleur and Hermon Mikael who were bumped up to one doubles and earned a 6-4 win over Neo Mafuyeka and Alizee Ripolles.  Isabella Carofano and Louise Hosking also moved up a spot but were unable to grab the victory as the duo dropped the match 7-6 (7-4) to Ana Cetina and Jelena Lopicic. Amy Bloch and Kumiko Yamaguchi played the three doubles position and their strong efforts granted them the 6-4 win over Abigail Beck and Veronika Kovalchuk.
 
DU did not let up in singles as they claimed four out of six matches. Carofano played three singles and had zero trouble with being moved up as the Canadian earned the 6-3, 6-1 win over Lopicic. Mikael excelled at two singles as only six games were lost in a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Ripolles. The Swede has won six of her last seven matches. Bloch played the one singles spot and the 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 win over Cetina gave the South African her 11th singles win on the season.
 
Moving forward the DU women will hope to earn a spot in the 2023 GLIAC Tournament on April 21st in Midland, Mich. At press time, they were tied with Ferris State and SVSU at 2-5. Two of these teams will occupy the fifth and sixth seeds in the upcoming conference tournament.