Lynchburg Women's Tennis Handles Emory & Henry, 5-1, Sunday

Logan Graham goes for a backhand.
-photo courtesy of Joe Matthews

BRISTOL, Tenn. - The University of Lynchburg Women's Tennis Team (6-6, 3-3 ODAC) picked up a 5-1 Old Dominion Athletic Conference victory against Emory & Henry College (9-1, 4-0 ODAC) Sunday.  Due to the weather ranging from cold and windy to intermittent sleet on the E&H campus, the match was moved to indoor courts at Bristol Racquet & Fitness Club.

The Basics
FINAL SCORE - Lynchburg 5, Emory & Henry 1
LOCATION - Bristol, Tennessee
VENUE - Bristol Racquet & Fitness Club
RECORDS - Emory & Henry (8-4, 1-4 ODAC); Lynchburg (9-1, 4-0 ODAC)

How It Happened
Lynchburg got out to a 2-1 lead after doubles play but the Wasp tandem of senior Vanna Summers (Bluff City, Tenn.) and freshman Logan Graham (Radford, Va.) claimed an 8-7 (7-4) win at the No. 2 flight.

In singles play, Summers was one game away from stealing a three-set victory at No. 3, the allotted time for the indoor courts had elapsed. Senior Kaitlyn Sheaves (Staunton, Va.) came up short in a three-set match of her own at No. 2 singles while senior Katie Meade (Coeburn, Va.) battled nationally-ranked No. 32 (No. 16 Atlantic South) Christina Harris at the top flight.

The Results

  Singles   Emory & Henry   Lynchburg   Result
               
  No. 1   Katie Meade   #32 Christina Harris   LYN - 6-0, 6-0
  No. 2   Kaitlyn Sheaves   Alissa Anderson   LYN - 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
  No. 3   Vanna Summers   Sarah Wyly   4-6, 7-5, 5-4 - unfinished
  No. 4   Logan Graham   Ellen Druebbisch   LYN - 7-5, 6-2
  No. 5
  Tessa Johnston   Emily Hoang   3-6, 0-2 - unfinished
  No. 6
  Bri Pierce   Reagan Coon   1-6, 0-1 - unfinished
               
  Doubles            
               
  No. 1   Meade/Sheaves   Harris/Anderson   LYN - 8-0
  No. 2   Summers/Graham   Caroline Guill/Wyly   E&H - 8-7 (7-4)
  No. 3   Johnston/Cailie Pollard   Lilli Altenburg/Coon   LYN - 8-4
               
      Final Score   Lynchburg
  5
          Emory & Henry   1
               

Up Next
Emory & Henry will host Shenandoah University on Saturday, April 6 at 1:00 p.m.

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