Samford 5, Western Carolina 2
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Samford women’s tennis team extended its winning streak against Southern Conference opponents to three-consecutive matches Saturday as the Bulldogs rallied for a 5-2 victory over the Western Carolina Catamounts at the Samford Tennis Center.
In the win, Samford (7-9, 4-3 SoCon) dropped the doubles point, but rolled to five-straight triumphs in singles play, four of which occurred in straight sets.
The Bulldogs’ Taylor Morgan, Andrie Meiring, Stephanie Parkison, Jessica Diamond and Beth Erwin were all victorious in singles play Saturday. Meiring’s three-set win on court No. 2 proved to be her fourth-consecutive singles victory. In her last 10 matches in singles play, Meiring has been triumphant in eight of the contests.
With the loss, Western Carolina (4-13, 0-8 SoCon) suffered its fifth straight defeat. The Catamounts won the doubles point Saturday as Layne Arnold and Izabella Glinska earned an 8-5 victory on court No. 2. Western Carolina was also victorious in the No. 3 doubles match where it won by default.
Samford was forced to compete in Saturday’s match with only five healthy players, therefore the Bulldogs had to default in both the No. 3 doubles competition and the No. 6 singles match.
In the No. 1 doubles contest, Samford’s tandem of Morgan and Parkison cruised to an 8-1 victory.
The Bulldogs then rallied for five-consecutive singles wins. On court No. 1, Morgan defeated the Catamounts’ Glinska, 6-3, 6-0, while Parkison tallied a 6-2, 7-5 victory on court No. 3 against Ainhoa Iglesias.
Along with Meiring’s win on court No. 2, Samford’s Diamond added a 6-0, 6-2 victory in the No. 4 singles match and fellow true freshman Erwin tallied a 6-2, 6-3 triumph on court No. 5.
UNC Greensboro 7, Chattanooga 0
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. ? Freshman Lucy Dougherty won her 19th match of the year as UNC Greensboro topped Chattanooga, 7-0, in Southern Conference women’s tennis action.
The Spartans raised their record to 12-5 overall, 6-2 in league play, while the Lady Mocs fell to 6-13 on the year, 2-7 in conference action.
Dougherty topped Brianna Wishing, 6-1 and 6-0, for her 14th win in the last 15 outings. The victory moved Dougherty to 19-8 on the year, including 14-3 this spring.
The doubles duo of Alejandra Guerra and Arielle VonStrolley won their 20th match of the year, moving to 20-8 on the year with an 8-1 win over Emily Hangstefer and Grace Robinette. Guerra also won her 25th singles match of the year, defeating Shaina Singh, 6-3 and 6-0. The senior from Tampico, Mexico is now 25-8 in singles play who is ranked No. 92 in the nation, including 13-3 this spring.