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Match Recap: Women's Tennis |

Another Conference Win for Women’s Tennis

DANVILLE, Va.  Methodist's women's tennis team kept its conference record perfect Friday afternoon, downing host Averett University, 7-1, in a USA South Athletic Conference match.

The Monarchs pick up their fourth win against no losses in league play this spring with the victory over the Cougars.

JUST THE FACTS
Final score: Methodist def. Averett, 7-1
Records: Methodist 7-11 (4-0 USA South), Averett 6-4 (2-2)
Location: Averett Tennis Courts; Danville, Va.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Monarchs -- who had defeated the Cougars, 7-2, in a non-conference match early in the season -- got off to a good start Friday, sweeping three tough doubles matches to forge a 3-0 lead and set the tone for the afternoon.
  • Toni Laney and Taylor Jackson teamed up at 1-doubles to capture the first point of the day and their fourth consecutive win. The Methodist duo handed the Averett tandem of Louise Hovhammar and Eleanor Crane an 8-4 defeat.
  • The No. 3 pairing of Jill Lawrence and Kamdyn Balko replicated that score in their victory, leaving Abby Caddick and Sydni Lewis to finish the sweep with an 8-6 win at No. 2.
  • Laney was first to finish in singles action, rolling past Crane, 6-1, 6-0, in the No. 2 spot.
  • Almost as quick, and with the match-clinching point, was Olivia Ward at 6-singles, in a 6-1, 6-1 win over Nakia-Lee Goodall. Also surrendering just two games, and picking up the next Methodist point at the No. 5 position was Valeria Matute with a 6-0, 6-2 triumph.
  • After Averett earned its lone point with a win at 4-singles, Methodist picked up one more point under unfortunate circumstances as the Cougars' Inka Zeilstra was forced to retire by injury in a match with Methodist's Jill Lawrence.
  • The final point of the afternoon was unfinished as Caddick and Hovhammer's match at No. 1 was halted because of lightning and not resumed.
UP NEXT
  • Methodist will travel to North Carolina Wesleyan College in Rocky Mount, N.C., for its next match, a conference bout against the Battling Bishops on Thursday, April 15.
  • Averett is scheduled to play host Pfeiffer University in a USA South match Sunday afternoon.
    
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