Sofia Andrade Action Shot 22-23
Pete Emerson
8
Winner Sweet Briar SBC (11-3)
1
Otterbein OTT (6-5)
Winner
Sweet Briar SBC
(11-3)
8
Final
1
Otterbein OTT
(6-5)

Match Recap: Tennis |

Tennis Takes Down Otterbein for Win No. 11 on the Season

MAYFIELD, OHIO – The Sweet Briar College tennis team (11-3, 5-0 ODAC) defeated the Otterbein University Cardinals (6-5, 0-0 OAC) today by a score of 8-1 for the 11th win of the season.
 
Playing in its first of three matches at the Mayfield Racquet Club, the Vixens got the day underway with a sweep in doubles.
 
The duo of de Souza/Wandling took down Storrer/Walter, 8-6, at the No. 1 flight while I. Guilarte/Kotany also won their match by the same score over Gillin/Moses at the No. 3 position.
 
Completing the sweep for Sweet Briar was the doubles team of Andrade/Patino who earned an 8-2 victory over Eckels/McMahon at the No. 2 slot.
 
Seniors Allison Wandling (Mechanicsville, Va.), Sofia Andrade (Latacunga, Ecuador) and Nikhita Simhambhatla (Hyderabad, Telangana, India) all kept their opponents scoreless in at least one set.
 
Wandling defeated Rachelle Moses 6-2, 6-0 at the No. 3 spot while Andrade and Simhambhatla earned victories at the No. 4 and No. 5 flights by scores of 6-0, 6-1 and 6-0, 6-2, respectively.
 
Sophomore Maria Caro (Bogota, Colombia) came away with the 6-2, 6-2 win over Olivia Eckels at the No. 6 position. Senior Ruth de Souza helped the Vixens get to eight points with a hard-fought 3-6, 6-2, 10-7 victory over Erin Storrer at the No. 1 flight.
 
Highlights
  • I. Guilarte/Kotany have won their last four matches.
  • Both Andrade and Wandling have held their opponents' scores in at least one set during their last three matches contested.
What's Next
Action will continue at the Mayfield Racquet Club tomorrow with matches scheduled against No. 12 Case Western at 12:45 p.m. and No. 29 Denison at 4:45 p.m.

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