BREVARD, N.C.  The Methodist University women's tennis team returned to action on Saturday morning and earned a hard-fought 5–2 victory on the road against USA South opponent Brevard College at the McCoy Tennis Complex.

JUST THE FACTS
Final score: Methodist def. Brevard 5–2
Records: Methodist 7–7 (4–2 USA South), Brevard 7–3 (2–3)
Location: McCoy Tennis Complex; Brevard, North Carolina
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Methodist claimed two of the three doubles flights to take an early 1–0 lead. After the Monarchs' No. 1 team of Katie Sechrist and Caitlin Tihanovich quickly fell to Brevard's top pair, 6-0, the No. 3 tandem of Veva Willocks and Wilette Rivera Morales delivered a 6-2 win over Gracie Spangler and Abbie Zylka. Then, the No. 2 duo of Annabelle Subirats and Emma Hulicki edged out a tight match in a tiebreaker, 7-6 (7-2), against Jada Ore and Madison Bowen to secure the point.
• In singles action, Madelyn Parker gave Methodist a boost with a commanding 6-0, 6-0 win at the No. 6 slot to push the team ahead 2–0. The Tornados claimed their first point of the match at the No. 2 spot as Bowen defeated Tihanovich 6-1, 6-3.
• Brevard briefly tied the overall 2–2 when Sophie Trantham handed Sechrist a 6-1, 6-4 loss, but then Hulicki added a quality win at No. 1, winning 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 over Hannah Hersh, giving the Monarchs a 3–2 lead.
• Subirats followed with a clutch performance at No. 3, taking a 6-4, 0-6, 7-5 win in a seesaw battle against Spangler, while Willocks outlasted Ore in a three-set thriller, 6-4, 2-6, 7-5, at No. 5 singles.

UP NEXT
Methodist will look to continue their momentum as they wrap up the regular season next week on Tuesday, April 15, when the team heads to North Carolina Wesleyan University. The match is scheduled to begin at 2 PM.