Hilton Head Island, S.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne Women's Tennis Team (7-7) shut out Clarion (3-4) by a 7-0 score Tuesday afternoon at the Hilton Head Island Beach & Tennis Resort.

Lenoir-Rhyne was led by sophomore Emily Murchland (Mount Victoria, NEW ZEALAND), the lone player who prevailed at both singles and doubles competition for the Bears.

Lenoir-Rhyne hosts Newberry in a South Atlantic Conference match on Saturday at Noon at Hickory High School while Clarion plays Fairmont State in Hilton Head Island, S.C., on Wednesday.

NCAA Division II Women's Tennis Final
Lenoir-Rhyne 7, Clarion 0
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Hilton Head Island, S.C. (Hilton Head Island Beach & Tennis Resort)

Singles competition:
1. Iulia Ponomareva (LR) def. Alivia Arnold (CLARION), 6-3, 6-4
2. Marta Escanero Funes (LR) def. Maria Snyder (CLARION), 6-1, 7-6
3. Emily Murchland (LR) def. Michelle Petrilla (CLARION), 6-1, 6-1
4. Jessica Rumple (LR) def. Vinisha Reddy (CLARION), 2-6, 6-3, 11-9
5. Abbi Wood (LR) def. Allison Probst (CLARION), 6-2, 6-0
6. Caroline Lindsey (LR) def. Katie Benson (CLARION), 6-1, 6-0

Doubles competition:
1. Iulia Ponomareva/Sara Kalkenova (LR) vs. Alivia Arnold/Maria Snyder (CLARION), unfinished
2. Emily Murchland/Taylor Fredrickson (LR) def. Allison Probst/Michelle Petrilla (CLARION), 8-3
3. Marta Escanero Funes/Sophia Aguilar di Camillo (LR) vs. Vinisha Reddy/Katie Benson (CLARION), unfinished

Records:  Clarion (3-4), Lenoir-Rhyne (7-7)