SEWANEE, Tenn. - The No. 10 University of the South women's tennis team secured three wins over the weekend on campus. On Saturday, the Tigers defeated Rhodes College, 9-1. Sunday, in a doubleheader, Sewanee defeated Hendrix College, 8-1, and Piedmont University, 9-0.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score, April 1: No. 10 Sewanee 9, Rhodes (6-6. 1-1) 0
Final Score, April 2, Match 1: No. 10 Sewanee 8, Hendrix (5-9, 0-3) 1
Final Score, April 2, Match 2: No. 10 Sewanee (9-5, 3-0) 9, Piedmont (12-2) 0
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HOW IT HAPPENED, RHODES
-Sewanee rolled to a sweep in doubles, allowing Rhodes to win just four games.
Ansley Carpenter/
Natalia Nassar (8-4) and
Nicole Nowak/
Emma Smith (12-4) earned identical 8-1 wins at the No. 1 and No. 3, respectively.
-In singles,
Emma Caldwell (7-1) rallied to win a third set tiebreak, 10-7, at the No. 6. Carpenter (6-7) posted a 7-6 (4), 6-1 win at the No. 2.
SINGLES RESULTS
1. #50
Emma Smith (SEW) def. Agda Laakso (RHODES) 7-5, 6-1
2.
Ansley Carpenter (SEW) def. Lea Letourneau (RHODES) 7-6 (7-4), 6-1
3.
Katherine Petty (SEW) def. Emily Holderness (RHODES) 6-3, 6-2
4.
Sarah Livingston (SEW) def. Esme Benjamin (RHODES) 6-2, 6-3
5.
Natalia Nassar (SEW) def. Emma McHale (RHODES) 6-0, 4-6, 1-0 (10-5)
6.
Emma Caldwell (SEW) def. Gracie Rask (RHODES) 6-1, 6-7 (5-7), 1-0 (10-7)
DOUBLES RESULTS
1.
Ansley Carpenter/
Natalia Nassar (SEW) def. Agda Laakso/Lea Letourneau (RHODES) 8-1
2.
Katherine Petty/
Sarah Livingston (SEW) def. Gracie Rask/Emma McHale (RHODES) 8-2
3. #23
Nicole Nowak/
Emma Smith (SEW) def. Emily Holderness/Esme Benjamin (RHODES) 8-1
HOW IT HAPPENED, HENDRIX
-Against the Warriors, Smith/Nowak secured the dub at the top flight, 8-2.
-In singles, Caldwell blanked Campbell Christensen at the No. 2, while
Carolyn Reid (2-1) secured the 7-6, 6-3 victory at the No. 4.
SINGLES RESULTS
1. #50
Emma Smith (SEW) def. Eleanor Burks (HDXW) 6-1, 6-2
2.
Emma Caldwell (SEW) def. Campbell Christensen (HDXW) 6-0, 6-0
3.
Lauren Wilson (SEW) def. Avery Stephens (HDXW) 6-4, 6-1
4.
Carolyn Reid (SEW) def. Josie Leffingwell (HDXW) 7-6, 6-3
5.
Eliza Dieck (SEW) def. Ayden Huckelbury (HDXW) 6-2, 6-1
6.
Bradley Tyer Jones (SEW) def. Kate Adcox (HDXW) 6-2, 6-4
DOUBLES RESULTS
1. #23
Emma Smith/
Nicole Nowak (SEW) def. McKenzie McCready/Campbell Christensen (HDXW) 8-2
2.
CiCi Hardin/
Emma Caldwell (SEW) def. Avery Stephens/Josie Leffingwell (HDXW) 8-3
3. Eleanor Burks/Ayden Huckelbury (HDXW) def.
Madeline Towning/
Madeline Cummings (SEW) 8-3
HOW IT HAPPENED, PIEDMONT
-In the finale versus the Lions, Carpenter/Caldwell (1-0) rolled to an 8-0 victory at the No. 3.
-In singles,
Katherine Petty (7-4) cruised to a 6-0, 6-2 win against Marion Sloyan.
SINGLES RESULTS
1. #50
Emma Smith (SEW) def. Abbey Grace Venham (PUW) 6-1, 6-1
2.
Ansley Carpenter (SEW) def. Imani Vincent (PUW) 6-0, 6-1
3.
Katherine Petty (SEW) def. Marion Sloyan (PUW) 6-0, 6-2
4.
Sarah Livingston (SEW) def. Dakota Wilkes (PUW) 6-2, 6-1
5.
Emma Caldwell (SEW) def. Jordan Ballard (PUW) 6-2, 6-0
6.
Nicole Nowak (SEW) def. Mia Vasher (PUW) 6-0, 6-3
DOUBLES RESULTS
1.
Sarah Livingston/
Katherine Petty (SEW) def. Imani Vincent/Briana Laidman (PUW) 8-2
2. #23
Nicole Nowak/
Emma Smith (SEW) def. Alyssa McSpadden/Abbey Grace Venham (PUW) 8-3
3.
Ansley Carpenter/
Emma Caldwell (SEW) def. Dakota Wilkes/Sarah Row (PUW) 8-0
UP NEXT
Following a break for the Easter weekend, Sewanee will next host Wallace State and Berry in split-squad action on Saturday, April 15 from the Bruton-Guerry Tennis Center.
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