Lady Crusaders fall to the Valkyries
Olivia Hupfauer, Staff Photographer
On Friday, April 9, the women’s tennis team battled Converse college at the Vance tennis complex at NGU. The crusaders fought hard but ultimately fell to Converse college 0-7.
Before the matches begin, head coach Mark Smith takes a moment to encourage his players and pray together as a team.
Larissa Berger, sophomore, serves as her teammate Naomi Sakakibara, freshman, gets ready for the return.
Senior Merit Morgan serves the ball.
Makena Newsom, freshman, steps up ready to hit the Valkyrie’s serve.
Naomi Sakakibara, freshman, stays focused on the hit.
Sophomore Larissa Berger hits the ball back to the opposing team.
Freshman Mitsy Enderink tosses the ball to serve.
Jhovana Brena, senior, gets ready for the opposing team to serve the ball.
Freshman Hannah Sepko tosses the ball up and is ready to serve.
