Women's Tennis | 4/19/2015 2:12:00 PM
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. – The second-seeded Methodist women's tennis team was unable to repeat tournament champions as the Eagles fell to the top see N.C. Wesleyan in the championship match of the 2015 USA South Conference Tournament on Sunday.
N.C. Wesleyan went ahead early, taking all three doubles matches from the Monarchs.
In singles competition,
Isabella Graf was edged by Natalia Lopez, 6-1, 7-5 at the top spot, and Rachel Hui bested Sam Munza, 6-1, 6-1 at No. 2. Maria Fernanda Orona defeated
Abigail Randolph, 6-3, 6-3 at No. 3 and at No. 4, the tournament's most valuable player, Valeria Berber, cruised by
Davi Barbour, 6-2, 6-0. Sofia Gonzalez earned a 6-1, 6-1 victory over
Stephanie Hunter at No. 5 and in the sixth match, Sofia Prado topped
Riley Zopp 6-0, 6-2.
Representing MU on the All-Tournament team were Munze and Graf. The Monarchs finish as the tournament runner-up and 16-6 overall.
Match Results
Singles competition1. Natalia Lopez (NCWW) def.
Isabella Graf (MUWT) 6-1, 7-5
2. Rachel Hui (NCWW) def.
Sam Munze (MUWT) 6-1, 6-1
3. Maria Fernanda Orona (NCWW) def.
Abigail Randolph (MUWT) 6-3, 6-3
4. Valeria Berber (NCWW) def.
Davi Barbour (MUWT) 6-2, 6-0
5. Sofia Gonzalez (NCWW) def.
Stephanie Hunter (MUWT) 6-1, 6-1
6. Sofia Prado (NCWW) def.
Riley Zopp (MUWT) 6-0, 6-2
Doubles competition1. Natalia Lopez/Maria Fernanda Orona (NCWW) def.
Isabella Graf/
Sam Munze (MUWT) 8-1
2. Rachel Hui/Sofia Gonzalez (NCWW) def.
Abigail Randolph/
Emily Talley (MUWT) 8-1
3. Sofia Prado/Valeria Berber (NCWW) def.
Riley Zopp/
Davi Barbour (MUWT) 8-2
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