NEW ORLEANS – HBU defeated New Orleans, 4-1, before falling to Tulane, 4-1, in the season-ending New Orleans Invitational Saturday at the UNO Beach Courts.
Against the Privateers, the Huskies' No. 5 duo of sophomore
Madison O'Brien and freshman
Danielle Wheeler put up the first point with a 21-19, 21-19, victory over Madison Miller and Rhyan Rand, then HBU seniors
Taylor Livoti and
Morgan McDaniel cruised past Lauren Levy and Samantha Uline at No. 4, 21-16, 21-15. Senior
Melissa Fuchs and junior
Bailey Banks were edged in the No. 3 match by Brook Frank and Rachel Kuhn, 21-12, 19-21, 16-14, then senior
Kayla Armer and freshman
Tori Hinojosa outlasted Blessing Dunn and Cara Sander, 19-21, 21-17, 15-8. In the No. 1 match, senior
Jessica Wooten and sophomore
Aeriel Horton defeated Veronica and Victoria Corcoran, 21-13, 21-19.
In the final match of the season against Tulane, Wooten and Horton claimed the Huskies' only point at No. 1 with a thrilling 21-19, 23-25, 16-14 victory over Tea Juric and Kaylie McHugh. Armer and Hinojosa fell to Lan Nguyen and Annie Shurtz, 21-19, 21-11. At No. 3, Fuchs and Livoti were downed by Tarin Mergener and Madeline Mertz, 21-19, 21-11. In the No. 4 matchup, Banks and O'Brien fell to Anna Chin and Sarah Strasner, 21-17, 21-18, while freshman
Hannah Lewis and senior
Tiffany Thomas were clipped by Briana Correa and Hannah Holmes, 21-17, 20-22, 15-11.
The Huskies finish their second campaign with a 12-14 overall record, led by Wooten and Horton, who went 18-8 and Armer and Hinojosa, who went 19-7.
