Story by Sarah Combs, Assistant Sports Editor The Murray State women’s tennis team fell 4-1 to Eastern Kentucky in the first round of the OVC Tournament, finishing with an 11-10 overall record and 6-4 in the conference. The Racers’ attempt for a three-time championship came to an end after Eastern clinched the early doubles point 1-0 and Read More
Story by Clara Firtos, Contributing writer When you think of track, hurdles and running shoes normally come to mind, not pliés or dancing shoes. That’s not the case for Murray State’s women’s track team in All Campus Sing. All Campus Sing is a well known form of entertainment among the surrounding community. The Murray State tradition is Read More
Story by Mark McFarland, Sports Editor Moa Folke, sophomore from Tranas, Sweden, won the individual OVC Championship and led the women’s golf team to a sixth place finish Wednesday. The tournament was held at Hampton Cove Golf Club in Owens Crossing, Alabama. Head Coach Velvet Milkman said the third day on the par 72 course was the Read More
Story by Sarah Combs, Assistant Sports Editor The women’s tennis team clinched a sixth seed in the OVC and look for retribution against third seed Eastern Kentucky, which defeated them 0-7 in the regular season. After cold weather conditions and having to play an inside match, the Racers say they are looking forward to facing Eastern in Read More
Story by Sarah Combs, Staff writer The women’s golf team finished second collectively in the Jan Weaver Invitational last weekend, which was their only home tournament at Frances E. Miller Memorial Golf Course. The Racers closed the invitational with a scorecard of 309-310-319 – 938 behind Morehead State who scored 312-312-311 – 935, only a five-shot Read More
Women’s tennis in OVC Tournament with win on Friday Story by Sarah Combs, Staff writer After the Murray State women’s tennis team swept Tennessee State 7-0 Tuesday, the players put themselves in position to lock down a spot in the OVC Tournament if they beat Jacksonville State on Friday. The Racers relied on their two seniors Read More
Story by Sarah Combs, Staff writer The women’s tennis team split the weekend 1-1 with a win against Eastern Illinois 4-3 but lost momentum on Saturday against Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 7-0. The Racers are now 2-2 in conference play. With a competitive schedule, the Racers face the top six opponents in the conference in the Read More
Story by Sarah Combs, Staff writer The Racers went 1-1 this weekend, pulling out a 4-3 win on Friday against Lipscomb but losing their match Saturday against Wright State 7-0. LIPSCOMB The Racers match against Lipscomb was pushed back Friday, which caused a quick turnaround for the Wright State match. Erin Patton, senior from Memphis, Tennessee, Read More