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No. 34 Women's Tennis Routs Colonels in SAA Opener

Box Score

DANVILLE, Ky. - The No. 34 Sewanee women's tennis team eased past the Colonels of Centre College, 8-1, Saturday, to open Southern Athletic Association (SAA) play.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score: No. 34 Sewanee (4-1, 1-0 SAA) 8, Centre (2-8, 0-1) 1
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HOW IT HAPPENED
-Sewanee swept doubles play to start the match off on the right foot. At the No. 2 point, Emma Smith/Taylor Sprouse posted an 8-5 win over Lainey Hill/Caroline Stallings to secure the sweep.

-In singles, the team secured five of the six flights to capture the program's 46th straight SAA regular season match. The Tigers have yet to lose to a conference match since the inception of the league in 2013.

-Darby Duval (6-2, 6-0) and Morgan Downing (6-1, 6-0) both posted shutouts during their respective wins in singles action.

SINGLES RESULTS
1. Katharine Sherman (CENTRE-W) def. #46 Catherine Owen (SEWANEE) 7-6, 6-2
2. Ellie Czura (SEWANEE) def. Hannah Doherty (CENTRE-W) 6-4, 6-1
3. Emma Smith (SEWANEE) def. Lainey Hill (CENTRE-W) 6-1, 6-1
4. Darby Duval (SEWANEE) def. Ella Rueff (CENTRE-W) 6-2, 6-0
5. Caroline Adams (SEWANEE) def. Caroline Lancaster (CENTRE-W) 6-1, 6-1
6. Morgan Downing (SEWANEE) def. Grace Headley (CENTRE-W) 6-1, 6-0

DOUBLES RESULTS
1. Ellie Czura/Catherine Owen (SEWANEE) def. Ella Rueff/Hannah Doherty (CENTRE-W) 8-3
2. Emma Smith/Taylor Sprouse (SEWANEE) def. Lainey Hill/Caroline Stallings (CENTRE-W) 8-5
3. Caroline Adams/Lilly Stephens (SEWANEE) def. Grace Headley/Caroline Lancaster (CENTRE-W) 8-1

UP NEXT
The Tigers next head west for spring break, as they take on top-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on March 14.

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Players Mentioned

Caroline Adams

Caroline Adams

Sophomore
Ellie Czura

Ellie Czura

Senior
Morgan Downing

Morgan Downing

Sophomore
Darby Duval

Darby Duval

Senior
Catherine Owen

Catherine Owen

Junior
Emma Smith

Emma Smith

Freshman
Taylor Sprouse

Taylor Sprouse

Senior
Lilly Stephens

Lilly Stephens

Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Caroline Adams

Caroline Adams

Sophomore
Ellie Czura

Ellie Czura

Senior
Morgan Downing

Morgan Downing

Sophomore
Darby Duval

Darby Duval

Senior
Catherine Owen

Catherine Owen

Junior
Emma Smith

Emma Smith

Freshman
Taylor Sprouse

Taylor Sprouse

Senior
Lilly Stephens

Lilly Stephens

Sophomore