SWEET BRIAR, Va. – Sweet Briar tennis (18-3, 8-1 ODAC) earned its sixth-straight 9-0 victory with a win over Mary Baldwin today at the Van Der Meer Tennis Center
The Vixens took a 2-0 lead into singles play after the pairings of Alfaro/Wandling and Hurt/Jones won their doubles matches by scores of 8-0 and 8-5, respectively.
Junior
Nikhita Simhambhatla (Hyderabad, Telangana, India), sophomore
Isabela Guilarte (Barquisimeto, Venezuela) and senior
Alexia Alfaro (Laredo, Texas) all won their matches in straight sets.
Sophomore
Avery Jones (Union, Conn.) took down Summer Wendt at the No. 5 spot, 6-1, 6-0 to put Sweet Briar up 8-0. First-year
Lily Hurt (Charlottesville, Va.) helped the Vixens complete the sweep with an 8-7 (7-5) win over Liz Wine in the No. 4 singles position.
With only five players, the Fighting Squirrels forfeited one doubles and one singles match.
Highlights
- Alfaro, Jones and Hurt all have undefeated records in singles play at 8-0, 4-0 and 4-0, respectively.
- The doubles teams of Alfaro/Wandling and Hurt/Jones are also perfect in doubles play.
- With today's win, Sweet Briar now leads the all-time series against Mary Baldwin, 4-0.
What's Next
The Vixens will see action in two home matches tomorrow, first against Trinity (D.C.) for the team's Senior Day at 12 p.m. and then against Shenandoah at 4 p.m.
