DANVILLE, Ky. / SEWANEE, Tenn. - The No. 7 University of the South women's tennis team picked up a pair of region wins on Saturday. On the road, the Tigers blanked the Colonels of Centre College for the team's first Southern Athletic Association (SAA) win of the season, and back at the Bruton-Guerry Tennis Center, Sewanee posted a shutout victory of Piedmont University.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score, Match 1: No. 7 Sewanee 9, Centre (6-8, 0-1) 0
Final Score: Match 2: No. 7 Sewanee (9-2, 1-0) 9, Piedmont (15-3) 0
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HOW IT HAPPENED, CENTRE
-Sewanee rolled in doubles, led by
Emma Smith/
Nicole Nowak's 8-1 win at the No. 3 flight.
-In singles,
Natalia Nassar posted a shutout at the No. 6, while
Brooke Despriet held her opponent at the No. 1 to a 6-0, 6-1 score.
-Since becoming a founding member of the SAA in 2013, the seven-time Regular Season and Tournament Champions have won 46 straight regular season matches in league play.
SINGLES RESULTS
1. #46
Brooke Despriet (SEWANEE) def. Katharine Sherman (CENTRE-W) 6-0, 6-1
2.
Alice Hall (SEWANEE) def. Ella Rueff (CENTRE-W) 6-4, 6-1
3.
Emma Smith (SEWANEE) def. Hannah Doherty (CENTRE-W) 6-4, 6-3
4.
Ansley Carpenter (SEWANEE) def. Lainey Hill (CENTRE-W) 6-1, 6-1
5.
Sarah Livingston (SEWANEE) def. Maddy Trinh (CENTRE-W) 6-2, 6-0
6.
Natalia Nassar (SEWANEE) def. Caroline Lancaster (CENTRE-W) 6-0, 6-0
DOUBLES RESULTS
1.
Natalia Nassar/
Ansley Carpenter (SEWANEE) def. Katharine Sherman/Hannah Doherty (CENTRE-W) 8-3
2.
Alice Hall/
Sarah Livingston (SEWANEE) def. Ella Rueff/Lainey Hill (CENTRE-W) 8-3
3.
Emma Smith/
Nicole Nowak (SEWANEE) def. Maddy Trinh/Caroline Lancaster (CENTRE-W) 8-1
HOW IT HAPPENED, PIEDMONT
-The Purple Tigers rolled to its second shutout of the day. In doubles,
Tessa Shackelford/
Madeline Cummings blanked Hollan Rabensdorf/Ali Wilson at the No. 3 flight.
-In singles,
Madeline Towning used a straight-set shutout at the No. 4.
SINGLES RESULTS
1.
Caroline Adams (SEWANEE) def. Alyssa McSpadden (PUW) 6-2, 6-3
2.
Emma Caldwell (SEWANEE) def. Marion Sloyan (PUW) 6-1, 6-4
3.
Carolyn Reid (SEWANEE) def. Dakota Wilkes (PUW) 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
4.
Madeline Towning (SEWANEE) def. Allison Dempsey (PUW) 6-0, 6-0
5.
Morgan Downing (SEWANEE) def. Tyler Perry (PUW) 6-1, 6-0
6.
Bradley Tyer Jones (SEWANEE) def. Ali Wilson (PUW) 6-1, 7-5
DOUBLES RESULTS
1.
Caroline Adams/
Emma Caldwell (SEWANEE) def. Dakota Wilkes/Marion Sloyan (PUW) 8-3
2.
Madeline Towning/
Carolyn Reid (SEWANEE) def. Allison Dempsey/Alyssa McSpadden (PUW) 8-3
3.
Tessa Shackelford/
Madeline Cummings (SEWANEE) def. Hollan Rabensdorf/Ali Wilson (PUW) 8-0
UP NEXT
A battle of the top-two teams in the Atlantic South region occurs on Sunday with No. 4 Emory. The 2021 NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Champions make the trek to the Domain for a 1 p.m. first serve.
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