Sewanee, Tenn. (Feb. 11, 2012) – The 17th ranked Sewanee women's tennis team opened their season with a convincing 9-0 win over visiting Agnes Scott College. Agnes Scott advanced to the second round of the 2011 NCAA Championships here on the mountain just last May.
Both squads came out with a case of early season jitters to open the doubles competition. Sewanee eventually found their rhythm and swept all three doubles points. Sophomore Mary Taylor Tepper and freshman Liz Lucas got Sewanee on the board first with an 8-2 win over Hannah Krauss and Alex Cadle at number three doubles. Junior Jenny Liles and freshman Bronte Goodhue followed their teammates off the court minutes later with a 8-3 win over Rachel Storz and Natalie Mayer in the number one spot. At number two doubles, the team of senior Michelle Flume and junior Anne Garland pulled off an 8-4 win over Mariel Herrera and Erin O'Reilly of Agnes Scott to make the score 3-0.
In singles play, Liles continued the Tigers' run with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Storz. Goodhue only dropped one game in a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Herrera, and fellow freshman Liz Lucas finished off Alex Cadle 6-2, 6-0. The final three Tigers to take the court continued the dominance by the home team by sweeping the 4, 5, 6 positions. Senior Michelle Flume defeated Danielle Patton 6-0, 6-0, Garland knocked off Natalie Mayer, 6-1, 6-0, and Mary Taylor Tepper concluded the match with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Hannah Krauss.
Coach Conchie Shackelford was pleased with her team's season opening performance, citing her team's hard preseason work with their positive play. "We had a lot of team spirit today. Injured player Julia Wood, normally a fixture in the Tiger lineup, led the cheers from the balcony of the Charlotte Guerry Indoor Courts."
The Tigers will next be in action February 23 at home against NAIA member Cumberland University of Lebanon, Tennessee.
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