HILTON HEAD, S.C. Methodist women's tennis is on it annul spring break trip and on Monday the team was matched up with Lancaster Bible College, in non-conference play. The Monarchs found themselves back in the win column following a 9-0 victory over the Chargers.
JUST THE FACTS
Final score: Methodist def. Lancaster Bible, 9-0
Records: Methodist 2-3, Lancaster Bible 1-5
Location: Shipyard Racaquet Club; Hilton Head, South Carolina
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Both the number one's (Toni Laney & Valeria Matute) and two's (Cailin Cifra & Sydney Bird) won their doubles matches 8-0. Methodist went up 3-0 after Kamdyn Balko & Cameron Kennedy claimed an 8-1 win over Natalie Hoover & Susannah Clawer on Court 3.
- With matching set scores of 6-0, Megan Kidd of the Monarchs defeated Lancaster Bible's Sierra Hartman on Court 1 to begin singles.
- Clinching the match for Methodist was Veva Willocks on Court 2. She was victorious (6-1, 6-0) over Jania West, and put the Monarchs up 5-0.
- Milana Lewis (Court 5) and Hannah Higgins (4) gave Methodist a 7-0 lead with wins against Camryn Burkholder (5) and Alycia Eglauer (4), both set scores were 6-1 in each match.
- On Court 3, Sydney Bird faced off with Sarah Steckbeck of the Chargers. The two played a couple of good sets but Bird still walked away with the dub (6-3, 6-4).
- Due to darkness, the match-up between Kennedy and Hoover on Court 6 was changed to an eight-game pro set. With the score tied at 7-7, the match went into a tie breaker and Kennedy prevailed, 7-3, to take the flight 8-7.
UP NEXT
Methodist has one more match scheduled for the trip. A contest against Marietta College on Wednesday with an early start time of 9:30 a.m.
