ROANOKE, Va. – The Sweet Briar College tennis team (1-4, 1-1 ODAC) turned in a dominant performance on Thursday afternoon, sweeping Hollins University (0-7, 0-4 ODAC) 7-0 at the Batten Tennis Center.
Sweet Briar opened the day by cruising through doubles, locking up the point with wins at the top two flights and a default at No. 3. At No. 1, seniors
Lucia Bovard (Mount Pleasant, N.C.) and
Alex Guilarte (Barquisimeto, Venezuela) rolled to a 6-0 victory over Hull/Thompson, while the No. 2 team of junior
Maggie Minton (Wytheville, Va.) and sophomore
Ari Venturi (Richmond, Va.) matched that score line with a 6-0 win against Mingo/Starman. Senior Atty
Bestwick (Durham, N.C.) and sophomore
Gianna Guadagno (Huntington Beach, Calif.) collected a win by default at No. 3 doubles to complete the sweep.
The Vixens carried that momentum into singles, where they did not drop a set and surrendered only one game across six courts. Guilarte set the tone at No. 1 singles with a 6-0, 6-0 shutout of Hull, and Bovard followed with an identical 6-0, 6-0 result over Mingo at No. 2. Minton kept the run going at No. 3, dispatching Starman 6-0, 6-0, before Venturi delivered another 6-0, 6-0 sweep at No. 5 against Sadie Henshaw.
Bestwick cruised past Thompson 6-0, 6-1 at the No. 4 spot. At No. 6 singles,
Megan Vess secured the final point by default to cap the 7-0 team victory.
Highlights
- Sweet Briar has now won the last five matchups against Hollins.
- Bestwick, Bovard and Venturi all won their first singles matches of the dual season.
- This marks head coach Greg Harkins' first win at the helm of the Vixen program.
What's Next
The Vixens will travel to Guilford on March 21st before returning home to face Shenandoah on March 22nd for the Vixen Power Hour.
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