Women's Tennis | 2/15/2009 9:05:39 PM

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - The Methodist women's tennis team took on NCAA Division II Pfeiffer University and lost a tight 5-4 match.

The Monarchs started out with two wins in doubles to take the 2-1 lead.  Senior Shannon Vivian and sophomore Kaitlin Flaherty won 8-2 at number one and senior Cameron Tinkham and sophomore Heather Brayton won 8-3 at number three.  Junior Lindsey Davis and freshman Dana Powell lost 8-2 at number two.

Tinkham put the Monarchs up 3-1 with a 6-0, 6-0 win at number six singles before Pfeiffer won the next two singles matches to even the score at three.  Brayton lost 6-2, 6-1 at number five and Flaherty lost 6-2, 6-2 at number one.  Powell gave Methodist the 4-3 advantage with a 6-0, 6-4 win at number four.  Vivian and Davis battled it out at the number two and three spots before both fell in three sets.  Vivian lost 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 and Davis lost 6-4, 2-6, 6-1.

The Monarchs will take the next two weeks to prepare for their Spring Break trip to Hilton Head, S.C. where they will take on Wartburg, York, Augustana, and Adrian Mar. 1-3.

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