Emory & Henry Women's Tennis Keeps Rolling, 7-2, Over Sweet Briar Sunday

Vanna Summers serving.
-photo courtesy of Kylie Lang

BRISTOL, Tenn. - The Emory & Henry College Women's Tennis Team (11-4, 4-4 ODAC) picked up its second win in as many days, 7-2, against Sweet Briar College (2-12, 0-7 ODAC) Sunday.

The Basics
FINAL SCORE - Emory & Henry 7, Sweet Briar 2
LOCATION - Bristol, Tennessee
VENUE - Bristol Racquet Club & Fitness Center
RECORDS - Emory & Henry (11-4, 4-4 ODAC); Sweet Briar (2-12, 0-7 ODAC)

How It Happened
The Wasps jumped out to a 2-1 lead after the doubles portion of the match. Senior Tessa Johnston (High Point, N.C.) and freshman Cailie Pollard (Rural Retreat, Va.) blanked their opponents, 8-0, at No. 3 while senior Vanna Summers (Bluff City, Tenn.) and freshman Logan Graham (Radford, Va.) picked up an 8-1 win at No. 2.

E&H clinched the match with victories at the fourth through sixth singles flights. Senior Bri Pierce (Purlear, Va.) won at No. 5 by a 6-0, 6-0 score. Pollard won 6-1, 6-1 at No. 6 while Graham grabbed a 6-2, 6-1 win at the fifth flight. Senior Kaitlyn Sheaves (Staunton, Va.) and Summers both claimed "pro-set" victories at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively.

The Results

  Singles   Emory & Henry   Sweet Briar
  Result
               
  No. 1   Katie Meade   Emily Wandling   SBC - 6-2, 6-0
  No. 2   Kaitlyn Sheaves   Lexi Culley   E&H - 8-2
  No. 3   Vanna Summers   Lacey Tucker   E&H - 8-0
  No. 4   Logan Graham   Ruth Lechner   E&H - 6-2, 6-1
  No. 5
  Bri Pierce   Emily Wrenn   E&H - 6-0, 6-0
  No. 6
  Cailie Pollard   My-Xuan Hillengas   E&H - 6-1, 6-1
               
  Doubles            
               
  No. 1   Meade/Sheaves   Wandling/Tucker   SBC - 8-3
  No. 2   Summers/Graham   Culley/Wrenn   E&H - 8-1
  No. 3   Tessa Johnston/Pollard   Hillengas/Lechner   E&H - 8-0
               
      Final Score   Emory & Henry
  7
          Sweet Briar   2
               

Up Next
Emory & Henry will travel to face No. 22 Washington and Lee University on Wednesday at 2:00 p.m.

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