MISENHEIMER, N.C. In a tight match between conference foes, the Methodist women's tennis team prevailed over the Pfeiffer Falcons, earning a 5-4 win on Tuesday. The Monarchs start 1-0 against USA South opponents this season.
JUST THE FACTS
Final score: Methodist def. Pfeiffer 5-4
Records: Methodist 2-4 (1-0 USA South), Pfeiffer 8-3 (1-3 USA South)
Location: Knapp Tennis Center; Misenheimer, North Carolina
HOW IT HAPPENED
- With all three doubles matches coming down to the wire, the Falcons claimed victory in two out of three. Methodist's No. 2 pair of Annabelle Subirats and Emma Hulicki were successful in their match, defeating their opponents 8-6.
- In the top doubles bout, Toni Laney and Veva Willocks were narrowly defeated (8-6) by the No. 1 Pfeiffer duo. On the third doubles court, Caitlin Tihanovich and Wilette Rivera Morales fell to their challengers, also by a score of 8-6.
- In the No. 1 singles match, Laney sailed to a win, posting back-to-back sets of 6-2. In similar fashion, Willocks posted set wins of 6-2 and 6-3 in the No. 5 singles match.
- With the Monarchs up 3-2, Tihanovich fell in the third singles match, allowing Pfeiffer to tie the overall meet at 3-3. In an intense match on the No. 6 singles court, Katie Sechrist won her first set 7-5, fell in the second set after a tiebreaker, then won the final tiebreaker to put Methodist up 4-3.
- On the second singles court, Hulicki dropped her first set by a score of 6-3 before flipping the script in the second set to win 6-4. She then took the tiebreaker, giving the Monarchs their fifth point and the match victory.
- Subirats was last to finish in the No. 4 singles match, winning her first set following a tiebreaker, then dropping the second set and the final tiebreaker.
UP NEXT
The Monarchs are back in action on Wednesday when they host Goucher at the Gene Clayton Tennis Center for a non-conference match beginning at 3:30 p.m.
