HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. Methodist's women's tennis team began its spring trip with two victories Monday afternoon. Splitting into two squads, one defeated Roanoke College, 8-1, and the other clinched a 5-4 win over Lake Forest College (Ill.)
JUST THE FACTS
Final scores: Methodist def. Roanoke, 8-1; Methodist def. Lake Forest, 5-4
Records: Methodist 3-4, Roanoke 1-6, Lake Forest 8-6
Locations: Hilton Head Island, S.C.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Monarchs swept doubles action to open the Roanoke match, as Abby Caddick and Kamdyn Balko captured the No. 1 spot win. Jill Lawrence and Veva Willocks at No. 2 doubles followed with the win and the sweep was complete with a win at No. 3 from Alex Pratt and Hannah Higgins.
- Caddick had a team best in singles beating opponent Lucy Collins 6-0, 6-1.
- Against Lake Forest at the Resort, Methodist doubles won two out of the three matches. Valeria Matute and Megan Kidd finished with an 8-4 win in the No. 1 slot, along with Charlize Martinez and Allison Hays securing the second doubles win at the No. 3.
- In the singles performance, it came down to No. 3 Luciana Forma's match. The Monarchs and Black Bears were tied 4-4 going into the final set of Forma's match. After dropping the first, 2-6, Forma fought back in the second to win 7-6, forcing a tie breaker. Forma beat opponent Sara Lopez 10-6 in the third set to clinch the Monarchs' win over Lake Forest.
UP NEXT
It's right back on the courts Wednesday for another split squad action at 11:30 a.m., squaring off against Drew University and Gordon College.
