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Match Recap: Women's Tennis | | Kadie Snipes

Monarchs Move on in Conference Tournament

ROME, Ga.  On Thursday morning the No. 2 seed of the East, Methodist women's tennis team competed in the Quarterfinals of the USA South Women's Tennis Tournament in Rome, Georgia. The team took a clean sweep over the Hawks of Huntingdon College, 9-0 to advance to the next round of the tournament.

JUST THE FACTS
Final scores: Methodist def. Huntingdon, 9-0
Records: Methodist 14-7, Huntingdon 8-8
Locations: Rome Tennis Center; Rome, Georgia

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Kamdyn Balko and Abby Caddick started the match off with an 8-4 win in doubles over Allexii Bassette and Madeline Creel at the No. 1s.
  • Megan Kidd and Valeria Matute took the next match, 8-2 which was followed by a close match from the No. 2 doubles Toni Laney and Jill Lawrence. Lane yand Lawrence went into a super tie breaker to win 8-7.
  • Five of the six doubles members competed in the singles matches.
  • Caddick had a close competition in the No.1 position, dropping the first set 3-6 but came back to win the next two sets, 6-3, and 10-4. She was the only Monarch to go extra sets in singles.
  • The best score of the day was from Matute in the No. 5 slot as she took on Alonda Weaver, defeating her 6-0 in the first set and 6-2 in the second.
  • The new face of the day was Veva Willocks who came in during the singles in the No. 6 spot and secured the Monarchs first singles win, 6-2, 6-1.
UP NEXT
Methodist moves on to the semifinals to play the #1 seed of the West, Piedmont University on Friday morning at 10:00 a.m. at the Rome Tennis Center Courts.
    
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