Women's Tennis | 4/10/2016 4:11:00 PM
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – The Methodist women's tennis team clinched the USA South regular-season crown on Sunday afternoon with a 9-0 rout of Mary Baldwin at the Gene Clayton Tennis Center.
The Monarchs remain undefeated in conference (12-0) and hold an overall record of 17-2. With the loss, Mary Baldwin falls to 3-14 overall and 3-9 in USA South play.
Methodist picked up three quick 8-0 wins in doubles play to gain a 3-0 advantage heading into singles.
The first singles win came from the No. 2 line where
Sam Munze blanked Caroline Dilorenzo before
Isabella Graf clinched the match for Methodist with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Alayah Austin at No. 1.
Ashton Walker cruised past Miangel Hite, 6-0, 6-0, at No. 4 and at the No. 3 line,
Jenna Landis topped Sarena Clifton, 6-0, 6-1. The last singles matches of the day saw
Davi Barbour best Jochebed Koomson, 6-1, 6-0 at No. 5 and
Riley Zopp defeat Jeni-Lee MacLaughlin, 6-2, 6-1 at No. 6.
Methodist will begin play in the USA South conference tournament this weekend beginning on Friday. For more information, head to
www.usasouth.net/championships/wten/index.
| Singles competition |
| 1. Isabella Graf (MUWT) def. Alayah Austin (MBC) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 2. Sam Munze (MUWT) def. Caroline Dilorenzo (MBC) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 3. Jenna Landis (MUWT) def. Sarena Clifton (MBC) 6-0, 6-1 |
| 4. Ashton Walker (MUWT) def. Miangel Hite (MBC) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 5. Davi Barbour (MUWT) def. Jochebed Koomson (MBC) 6-1, 6-0 |
| 6. Riley Zopp (MUWT) def. Jeni-Lee MacLaughlin (MBC) 6-2, 6-1 |
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