Brevard, N.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne Women's Tennis Team (8-8, 2-4) shut out Brevard (1-14, 0-6), 9-0, Sunday afternoon on the road in a South Atlantic Conference contest.

Lenoir-Rhyne had three players – sophomores Iulia Ponomareva (Smolensk, RUSSIA) and Sara Kalkenova (Astana, KAZAKHSTAN) and freshman Sophia Aguilar di Camillo (Panama City, PANAMA) – all win in singles and doubles competition.

Lenoir-Rhyne hosts Lincoln Memorial on Friday, March 31, at 2:00 p.m., in a South Atlantic Conference match at Hickory High School.  Brevard plays on the road next Saturday, March 25, against Mars Hill beginning at 1:00 p.m.

NCAA Division II Women's Tennis Final
Lenoir-Rhyne 9, Brevard 0
Sunday, March 19, 2017
Brevard, N.C. (Brevard Tennis Complex)

Singles competition:
1. Iulia Ponomareva (LR) def. Kelsey Kushner (BC), 6-0, 6-0
2. Sara Kalkenova (LR) def. Sam Miranda (BC), 6-0, 6-0
3. Sophia Aguilar di Camillo (LR) def. Katie Hatter (BC), 6-0, 6-1
4. Jessica Rumple (LR) def. Carmen Boone (BC), 6-1, 6-0
5. Abbi Wood (LR) def. Audrey Cardwell (BC), 6-1, 6-1
6. Caroline Lindsey (LR) def. Gabi Harness (BC), 6-0, 6-1

Doubles competition:
1. Iulia Ponomareva/Sara Kalkenova (LR) def. Kelsey Kushner/Sam Miranda (BC), 8-0
2. Emily Murchland/Taylor Fredrickson (LR) def. Katie Hatter/Audrey Cardwell (BC), 8-0
3. Marta Escanero Funes/Sophia Aguilar di Camillo (LR) def. Gabi Harness/Carmen Boone (BC), 8-0

Records:  Lenoir-Rhyne (8-8, 2-4 SAC), Brevard (1-14, 0-6 SAC)