Fayetteville, N.C. -- The men had a tough outing in their first match of the season, falling 9-0 to the Monarch of Methodist. The young team fought hard but the experienced firepower of Methodist was just too much.
The women were able to secure two victories, both coming from freshman Christina Harris. Harris took down Methodist's #1 Ashton Walker, 6-4, 6-4 before joining forces with Halle Lavieri to capture a point in doubles, winning 8-4.
"This was a great learning experience for our young team and we are sure to see them develop for the next match", said Director of Tennis Christopher Clarke.
Men's Recap
Singles
Juan Borga v RJ Clement (2-6, 1-6)
Zack Shane v Jacob Oehser (1-6, 2-6)
Alex Ferraccio v Wynn Johnson (1-6, 0-6)
Nick Savino v Reid Rose (1-6, 0-6)
Dominick Gutierrez v John Dangerfield (3-6, 3-6)
Will Nsoesie v Jacob Groce (3-6, 1-6)
Doubles
Borga/Shane v Clement/Oehser (4-8)
Gutierrez/Savino v Dangerfield/Johnson (1-8)
Ferraccio/Link v Groce/Ebersole (2-8)
Women's Recap
Singles
Christina Harris v Ashton Walker (6-4, 6-4)
Halle Lavieri v Jenna Landis (1-6, 2-6)
Emily Simpson v Davi Barbont (1-6, 2-6)
Sarah Wyly v Sam Munze (0-6, 1-6)
Lilli Altenburg v Riley Zopp (1-6, 0-6)
Kelsey Dowling v Allison Hines (1-6, 0-6)
Doubles
Harris/Lavieri v. Landis, Munze (8-4)
Wyly/Simpson v Munze, Walker (1-8)
Altenburg/Dowling v. Zopp, Greeson, Audrey (0-8)
What's Up Next
The men travel to Hampden-Sydney for a mid-week matchup with the Tigers on Thursday, Feb. 23rd with the doubles matches set to begin at 2:00 p.m. The women will travel to Ferrum, Va. to take on the Panthers of Ferrum College on Saturday, Feb. 25th at 1:00 p.m.
