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No. 2 Emory Too Much for No. 17 Sewanee in ITA Indoor Opener

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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - The 17th-ranked Sewanee women's tennis team suffered a 9-0 loss to No. 2 Emory in the quarterfinal round of the 2018 Intercollegiate Tennis Association Women's Division III Indoor National Championships Friday afternoon from The McCallie School.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score: No. 2 Emory (2-3) 9, No. 17 Sewanee (6-1) 0
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HOW IT HAPPENED
-The defending ITA D-III Indoor National Champions took care of doubles over the hosts, allowing just seven points.

-In singles, No. 7 Bridget Harding breezed through No. 38 Clementina Davila in the opening set, but the senior attempted to force a third set, but Harding took the tiebreak to help advance the Eagles to the semifinals.

SINGLES RESULTS
1. #7 Bridget Harding (EUW) def. #38 Clementina Davila (SEWANEE) 6-2, 7-6 (6-0)
2. #2 Ysabel Gonzalez-Rico (EUW) def. Christina Merchant (SEWANEE) 6-0, 6-2
3. #28 Daniela Lopez (EUW) def. Ellie Czura (SEWANEE) 6-3, 6-1
4. #50 Stephanie Taylor (EUW) def. #32 Catherine Owen (SEWANEE) 6-1, 6-1
5. Anna Fuhr (EUW) def. Haley Tucker (SEWANEE) 6-0, 6-2
6. Defne Olcay (EUW) def. Darby Duval (SEWANEE) 6-1, 6-0

DOUBLES RESULTS
1. #2 Bridget Harding/Ysabel Gonzalez-Rico (EUW) def. #14 Clementina Davila/Catherine Owen (SEWANEE) 8-3
2. Anna Fuhr/Stephanie Taylor (EUW) def. Christina Merchant/Ellie Czura (SEWANEE) 8-2
3. Katie Chang/Daniela Lopez (EUW) def. Sara Thompson/Bea Benavides (SEWANEE) 8-2

UP NEXT
The Tigers continue their weekend in the Scenic City Saturday afternoon in a consolation match with No. 11 Washington-St. Louis. Doubles will begin at 1 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. CT from The Baylor School.

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Players Mentioned

Darby Duval

Darby Duval

Freshman
Bea Benavides

Bea Benavides

Junior
Ellie Czura

Ellie Czura

Sophomore
Clementina Davila

Clementina Davila

Senior
Christina Merchant

Christina Merchant

Senior
Catherine Owen

Catherine Owen

Freshman
Sara Thompson

Sara Thompson

Junior
Haley Tucker

Haley Tucker

Junior

Players Mentioned

Darby Duval

Darby Duval

Freshman
Bea Benavides

Bea Benavides

Junior
Ellie Czura

Ellie Czura

Sophomore
Clementina Davila

Clementina Davila

Senior
Christina Merchant

Christina Merchant

Senior
Catherine Owen

Catherine Owen

Freshman
Sara Thompson

Sara Thompson

Junior
Haley Tucker

Haley Tucker

Junior