SEWANEE, Tenn. 4/14/12 – Led by senior
Michelle Flume playing in her final home matches, the Sewanee Tigers blanked the Mississippi College Choctaws 9-0 in Sewanee today. The Tigers also defeated visiting Covenant College today by a score of 8-1 in matches played at St. Andrews-Sewanee.
With the wins the Tigers raise their record to 16-4
Flume teamed with
Mary Taylor Tepper to pick up an 8-2 win at \#2 doubles and then defeated the Choctaws' Emily Upchurch in straight sets (6-0, 6-0) at the \#3 singles spot.
Flume, All-SCAC as a freshman, a sophomore, and a junior, has a career record of 60-27 in singles and 61-34 in doubles. She was team MVP her freshman year and an ITA quarter-finalist in her junior and senior seasons. Sewanee has been ranked in Top 25 all four years (currently ranked \#16) of her career.
\#16 Sewanee 9, Mississippi College 0
April 14, 2012
Sewanee, Tenn.
Doubles competition
1. Liles/Goodhue (S) def Morgan/Nicholas (MC) 8-3
2. Tepper/Flume (S) def Upchurch/Bassie (MC) 8-2
3. Horne/Lawrence (S) def Boyd/Wagner (MC) 8-6
Singles competition
1.
Jenny Liles (S) def Molly Nicholas (MC) 6-2,6-0
2.
Bronte Goodhue (S) def Mitzi Morgan (MC) 6-0,6-1
3.
Michelle Flume (S) def Emily Upchurch (MC) 6-0,6-0
4.
Mary Taylor Tepper (S) def Abbie Bassie (MC) 6-4,6-2
5.
Meredith Lawrence (S) def Allison Boyd (MC) 6-0,6-1
6.
Hastings Johnson (S) def Shelby Wagner (MC) 4-6,7-6,13-11
\#16 Sewanee 8, Covenant College 1
April 14, 2012
Sewanee, Tenn.
Doubles competition
1. Lucas/Garland (S) def Hyatt/Redberg (CC) 8-2
2. Flynn/Wood (S) def Rowe/Rowe (CC) 8-3
3. Linhart/Thomas (S) def Carter/Peele (CC) 8-2
Singles competition
1.
Liz Lucas (S) def Madi Hyatt (CC) 6-0,6-1
2.
Anne Garland (S) def Gretchen Rowe (CC) 6-4,6-1
3.
Julia Wood (S) def Sarah Carter (CC) 6-0, 6-1
4. Lauren Redberg (CC)
Danielle Linhart (S) 7-6,6-1
5.
Tegan Flynn (S) def Anne Marie Rowe (CC) 6-3,6-2
6.
Connor Thomas (S) def Molly Peele (CC) 6-0,6-2
The Tigers will return to action April 27-29 at the SCAC Championships in Little Rock, Ark.
