The Sweet Briar College tennis team hosted a non-conference match today against the  Eagles of University of Mary Washington (#20). The Eagles won the match 8-1.

The Vixen team highlight today was the first singles court win by first-year player Ariel Taylor (Springfield, Va.) who beat senior Eagle Courtney Goimarac, 6-2, 6-4. Ariel's singles record is now 14-0 at first singles.

Sweet Briar had a lot to handle with the Eagles (6-1), who are nationally ranked at 20th and leading the Capital Athletic Conference this spring.  "We are a young team, and when we are striving to be competitive with some of the best teams in the region and nationally.  We go into the tail end of our conference season these next two weeks, and I am confident that we will build and learn from our performances from this week and finish strong," said coach Teresa Boylan of the Vixens, now 11-4 overall.

The next match for the Vixens is at Roanoke College at 4 pm on Wednesday.

Tennis Match Results
Mary Washington vs Sweet Briar
Apr 10, 2011 at Sweet Briar

#20 Mary Washington 8, Sweet Briar 1

 Singles competition
1. Ariel Taylor (SBCTN11) def. Courtney Goimarac (UMW) 6-2, 6-4
2. Lindsay Raulston (UMW) def. Krista Maldonado (SBCTN11) 6-1, 6-0
3. Michelle Meadows (UMW) def. Ansley Smith (SBCTN11) 6-1, 6-0
4. Cassie Bowman (UMW) def. Jessica Bronner (SBCTN11) 6-0, 6-1
5. Casey Malcolm (UMW) def. Sarah Manter (SBCTN11) 6-2, 6-2
6. Danielle Velardi (UMW) def. Emma Merritt-Cuneo (SBCTN11) 6-2, 6-0

 Doubles competition
1. Courtney Goimarac/Megan Lawlor (UMW) def. Ariel Taylor/Krista Maldonado (SBCTN11) 8-3
2. Michelle Meadows/Lindsay Raulston (UMW) def. Jessica Bronner/Sarah Manter (SBCTN11) 8-0
3. Cassie Bowman/Jocelyn Lewis (UMW) def. Andra Brumfield/Grace Caskey (SBCTN11) 8-1

Match Notes:
Mary Washington 7-1; National ranking #20
Sweet Briar 11-4