FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.  Methodist University women's tennis hosted William Peace University on Wednesday afternoon for a USA South Athletic Conference match. The Monarchs took seven of the nine flights and got the victory over the Pacers at the Gene Clayton Tennis Center.

JUST THE FACTS
Final score: Methodist def. William Peace 7-2
Records: Methodist 9-4 (6-0 USA South), William Peace 1-6 (1-4)
Location: Gene Clayton Tennis Center; Fayetteville, North Carolina

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The duo of Erin Mines & Hannah Higgins claimed the only clean sheet for Methodist in doubles, on court two, versus Abbie Papale & Kaitlyn Bliss of William Peace. In No. 1 doubles, the Monarchs had Toni Laney & Veva Willocks picked up an 8-2 win against the Pacers team of Hayley McNair & Camryn Straughn.
• A default victory in the third doubles flight gave Methodist a 3-0 lead heading into singles play. Now before any single flights were played, the Monarchs secured a 5-0 match win due to two more default victories.
• Just like in doubles, Methodist's own Higgins produced another clean sheet (6-0, 6-0) on court three against Papale of William Peace. Milana Lewis got the last Monarchs dub, 7-0, after beating Bliss from the Pacers 6-0, 6-1.
• Luciana Forma of Methodist was forced to retire in No. 1 singles, as she faced off with William Peace's own McNair. They were in the first set tied at 6-6 and were in the middle of the tiebreaker, 4-2 with NcNair leading, when the retirement happened.
• On court two, Straughn got the Pacers their second flight win of the afternoon by defeating Kamdyn Balko, of the Monarchs, 6-4, 7-5.

UP NEXT
Methodist heads to the western part of the state to take on Brevard College in a USA South contest. The match is set to begin at 11 AM.