Box Score HILTON HEAD, S.C. – Sweet Briar tennis (6-1, 1-0 ODAC) ended its spring break run in Hilton Head with a 9-0 victory over DII Albany State (11-1, 4-0 SIAC)
Playing the match according to DIII rules, the Vixens took the early 3-0 lead after sweeping doubles play. The pairing of de Souza/Wandling took down Copeland/Williams without conceding a single game.
Also earning convincing doubles victories were Alfaro/Andrade and Kotany/Patino who won their matches by scores of 8-1 and 8-2, respectively.
Both junior
Kate Kotany (Erd, Hungary) and first-year
Ana Patino (Medellín, Colombia) won their matches, 6-2, 6-1.
Sophomore
Isabela Guilarte (Barquisimeto, Venezuela) again clinched the victory for Sweet Briar with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Carla Sorroche in the No.4 spot.
Two matches were won in third-set tiebreakers, with junior
Allison Wandling (Mechanicsville, Va.) defeating Asia Raulerson, 7-6 (7-2), 5-7, 1-0 (10-1) and fellow junior
Nikhita Simhambhatla (Hyderabad, Telangana, India) coming back to reign victorious over Bianca Leao, 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-1).
Highlights
- First-year Maria Caro (Bogota, Colombia) won her match in the No.5 position, 6-3, 7-5.
- With singles victories, Guilarte and Simhambhatla extend their undefeated streak this season, while Kotany/Patino remain undefeated in doubles play.
- All six victories for Sweet Briar have been 9-0 sweeps.
What's Next
The Vixens will return home to the Van Der Meer Tennis Center for matches against Mary Baldwin and No.13 Washington and Lee on Tuesday, March 15.
Results
Singles
Allison Wandling def. Asia Raulerson, 7-6 (7-2), 5-7, 1-0 (10-1)
Ana Patino def. Doylisha Copeland, 6-2, 6-1
Nikhita Simhambhatla def. Bianca Leao, 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-4)
Isabela Guilarte def. Carla Sorroche, 6-1, 6-2
Maria Caro def. Allyah Williams, 6-3, 7-5
Kate Kotany def. Sumana Panauganti, 6-2, 6-1
Doubles
de Souza/Wandling def. Copeland/Williams, 8-0
Kotany/Patino def. Raulerson/Sorroche, 8-2
Alfaro/Andrade def. Leao/Panauganti, 8-1
Order of Finish: (S) 2, 4*, 3, 1, 5, 6
*Clinching match
