SEWANEE, Tenn. - The No. 7 University of the South women's tennis team picked up two points over 2021 NCAA Division III National Champion in Emory University, but the fourth-ranked Eagles secured the 7-2 victory, Sunday afternoon from the Guerry Indoor Courts in a battle of the top-two teams in the Atlantic South region.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score: No. 4 Emory (5-5) 7, No. 7 Sewanee (9-3) 2
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HOW IT HAPPENED
-Sewanee's two points came in doubles, as
Natalia Nassar and
Ansley Carpenter picked up their 10th doubles win of the spring with an 8-4 win of Emma Cartledge and Stephanie Shulman at the No. 2. Now 12-1 on the year, the duo remains unbeaten so far this spring.
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Brooke Despriet and
Alice Hall improved to 11-3 on the year and 8-2 at the No. 1 flight with an 8-7 (4) win.
-However, the Eagles won all six singles results to clinch the match.
SINGLES RESULTS
1. #1 Eliza McPherron (EUW) def. #46
Brooke Despriet (SEWANEE) 6-2, 6-2
2. #17 Christina Watson (EUW) def.
Alice Hall (SEWANEE) 6-4, 6-2
3. Stephanie Shulman (EUW) def.
Emma Smith (SEWANEE) 6-1, 4-6, 6-0
4. Jessica Fatemi (EUW) def.
Sarah Livingston (SEWANEE) 6-2, 6-1
5. #28 Ana Cristina Perez (EUW) def.
Ansley Carpenter (SEWANEE) 6-2, 6-0
6. #37 Alexa Goetz (EUW) def.
Natalia Nassar (SEWANEE) 6-3, 1-6, 1-0 (10-3)
DOUBLES RESULTS
1.
Brooke Despriet/
Alice Hall (SEWANEE) def. Ana Cristina Perez/Christina Watson (EUW) 8-7 (7-4)
2.
Natalia Nassar/
Ansley Carpenter (SEWANEE) def. Emma Cartledge/Stephanie Shulman (EUW) 8-4
3. Eliza McPherron/Jessica Fatemi (EUW) def.
Emma Smith/
Nicole Nowak (SEWANEE) 8-6
UP NEXT
Sewanee will step back into Southern Athletic Association (SAA) play on Saturday with a home match with Birmingham-Southern.
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