KIRKSVILLE, Mo.—The Truman Tennis team hit the court for the first time in the 2021 campaign Wednesday, taking on Central College (Iowa). Truman won the dual 9-0, their first 9-0 win since March 7, 2020 against Kasaskia College.
 
True freshmen played in first and second singles for the Bulldogs, as Allie Brown went in first singles and Akansha Negi went in second. Samantha Seggerman went third, followed by Julia Fangman and Kennidy Shirey. A third true freshman, Abbi Worster, went in sixth singles.
 

Complete results:
 
First singles: Brown over Alli Kreider (6-2, 6-1)
 
Second singles: Negi over Jenna Hernandez (6-1, 6-1)
 
Third singles: Seggerman over Jennifer Larsen (7-5, 6-2)
 
Fourth singles: Fangman over Ashlynn Brandt (6-0, 6-0)
 
Fifth singles: Shirey over Maddie Holle (7-5, 6-0)
 
Sixth singles: Worster over Karsyn Stalzer (6-3, 6-0)
 
First doubles: Brown/Negi over Kreider/Abbie Den Adel (8-4)
 
Second doubles: Seggerman/Fangman over Paige Farrell/Kalina Schubert (8-1)
 
Third doubles: Worster/Rachel Shelly over Hernandez/Hailey Swan (8-5)
 

The Bulldogs will be back in action next weekend as they head to Quincy to complete in the Quincy Invitational.