SEWANEE, Tenn. (Feb. 23, 2014) – The No. 15 Sewanee women's tennis team earned an impressive 6-3 win over No. 25 Case Western Reserve, Sunday, at the Bruton-Guerry Tennis Center.
The Tigers opened by winning two doubles matches. At No. 1, Bronte Goodhue and Lindsey Liles stayed unbeaten with a quick 8-1 win over Sara Zargham and Marianne Bonanno.
After Case Western won at No. 2, senior Mary Taylor Tepper and sophomore Annie Veron defeated Taylor Sweeney and Jennifer Lowe by a score of 8-5.
In singles, Goodhue and Veron won at No. 1 and No. 2 in tough three-set contests.
Then, at No. 4, Tepper won the deciding point when she topped Surya Khadilkar with a 6-4, 6-7, 6-2 victory.
At the No. 3 position, Liles earned the Tigers' final win of the day with a 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 victory.
After back-to-back matches against nationally-ranked opponents, Sewanee continues its early season homestand with a noon contest against Kenyon, Saturday.
| 1. Goodhue, Bronte (Sewanee) def. Bonanno, Marianne (CASEW) 6-3, 6-7, 6-2 |
| 2. Veron, Annie (Sewanee) def. Zargham, Sara (CASEW) 2-6, 6-3, 6-1 |
| 3. Liles, Lindsey (Sewanee) def. Sweeney, Taylor (CASEW) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 |
4. Tepper, Mary Taylor (Sewanee) def. Khadilkar, Surya (CASEW) 6-4, 6-7, 6-2
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5. Berchuck, Sarah (CASEW) def. Johnston, Kate (Sewanee) 6-2, 6-1
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| 6. Rovner, Lauren (CASEW) def. Parker, Elske (Sewanee) 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 |
| Doubles competition |
1. Goodhue/Liles (Sewanee) def. Zargham/Bonanno (CASEW) 8-1
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| 2. Berchuck/Khadilkar (CASEW) def. Johnston, Parker (Sewanee) 8-4 |
| 3. Tepper/Veron (Sewanee) def. Sweeney/Lowe (CASEW) 8-5 |
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