HILTON HEAD, S.C. - The Lenoir-Rhyne Women's Tennis Team earned its fifth straight win on Friday night, topping Erskine by a final score of 7-0. The match was delayed due to rain but turned out to be a one-sided affair.
GAME VITALS
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 7, Limestone 0
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (7-1) | Erskine (1-3)
COACHES TAKE
"It was a good outing today," said Head Coach
Tom Rees. "Our ladies represented the Red and Black well against a historically strong Erskine team. I'm looking forward to a good challenge against Tiffin tomorrow."
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Bears earned the doubles point with a clean sweep albeit tightly contested. The Bears earned wins by tallies of 6-4, 6-3 and 6-3.
Marta Escanero earned a hard-fought victory in first singles, outlasting Erskine's top player. Escanero took the first set 7-6 but dropped set two 7-5. The senior would rally in the third set tiebreaker in dominating fashion 10-1.
Iulia Ponomareva,
Diana Babinets and
Emily Murchland grabbed single-set wins and
Gemma Southwick and and
Ally Garofoli earned straight set victories.
UP NEXT
The Bears are right back in action tomorrow when they take on Tiffin.
