SWEET BRIAR, Va. – The Sweet Briar College tennis team held its annual fall tournament, the Battle of the Blue Ridge, today at the Van Der Meer Tennis Center.
The Vixens faced players from Guilford, Lynchburg, Randolph-Macon, and Shenandoah.
In Doubles A, first-years
Cenica Bowers (Esmont, Va.) and
Heidi Maeve Duncan (Bluemont, Va.) faced Shenandoah's Samantha Calvert and Olivia Guzzo as well as Lynchburg's Marina Foreaux and Giovana Gabaordi, falling 6-0 in each match. First-years
Ana Manjarres (Charlotte, N.C.) and
Elliot Winwood (Mosier, Ore.) competed in Doubles B, falling 6-3 to Shenandoah's Lucy Goldman and Piseth Nith before meeting Lynchburg's Megan Tinsley and Maggie Wonderling. Tinsley and Wonderling earned a 6-0 result.
Sweet Briar also had two teams in Doubles C. First-year
Lila Mathews (Palmyra, Va.) and Lexie Ranson faced Roanoke's Madison Barrick and Elizabeth Key, falling 6-0, before returning to take on Roanoke's Isabel Dreyer and Jordan Stallings in a 6-1 decision. First-years
Emilie Conover (Hurt, Va.) and
Kaitlynne Kelsey (Cumberland, Va.) met Dreyer and Stallings in a 6-1 match and later faced Barrick and Key, who earned a 6-0 result.
In singles play, Bowers competed at the No. 1 flight against Lynchburg's Giovana Gabaordi, while Duncan faced Lynchburg's Kayla Kosiorek at No. 2; both matches finished 6-0, 6-0. Winwood met Shenandoah's Abby Loya at No. 3 in another 6-0, 6-0 result. At No. 4, Manjarres battled Shenandoah's Emerie Meredith, falling 6-0, 6-4.
At the No. 5 flight, first-year
Emilie Cline (Taylor, S.C.) faced Roanoke's Madison Barrick in a 6-0, 6-0 decision. Mathews also competed at No. 5 against Lynchburg's Maggie Wonderling, with Wonderling earning the result by withdrawal.
Highlights
- The entire Sweet Briar squad saw their first bit of collegiate action today.
What's Next
The Vixens will now look ahead to the spring season.
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