BRISTOL, Tenn. - The Emory & Henry College Women's Tennis Team (13-5, 5-5 ODAC) kept rolling on Saturday with a 5-3 Old Dominion Athletic Conference victory over Ferrum College (6-9, 2-7 ODAC) at Bristol Racquet & Fitness Center. The match also served as Senior Day for the Wasps, who honored their five seniors prior to the start of action.
The Basics
FINAL SCORE - Emory & Henry 5, Ferrum 3
LOCATION - Bristol, Tennessee
VENUE - Bristol Racquet & Fitness Club
RECORDS - Emory & Henry (13-5, 5-5 ODAC); Ferrum (6-9, 2-7 ODAC)
How It Happened
The Wasps got out to a 2-1 lead after the doubles portion of the match with 8-3 victories coming at No. 2 and No. 3. Senior Vanna Summers (Bluff City, Tenn.) and freshman Logan Graham (Radford, Va.) won at the second flight while senior Tessa Johnston (High Point, N.C.) and freshman Cailie Pollard (Rural Retreat, Va.) came out on top at No. 3.
Summers won at No. 3 singles after a tiebreak in the first set while Johnston took a 6-1, 6-0 victory at No. 5. Senior Bri Pierce (Purlear, N.C.) picked up a 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 6.
The Results
| Singles | Emory & Henry | Ferrum |
Result | ||||
| No. 1 | Katie Meade | Morgan Scott | FC - 6-1, 6-3 | ||||
| No. 2 | Kaitlyn Sheaves | Autum Murray-Burns | FC - 1-6, 7-6 (7-4), (10-4) | ||||
| No. 3 | Vanna Summers | Alexandria Dixon | E&H - 7-6 (7-4), 6-4 | ||||
| No. 4 | Logan Graham | Jordan Thompson | no result | ||||
| No. 5 |
Tessa Johnston | Mallory Scott | E&H - 6-1, 6-0 | ||||
| No. 6 |
Bri Pierce | Chelsea Zizzi | E&H - 6-1, 6-1 | ||||
| Doubles | |||||||
| No. 1 | Meade/Sheaves | Mo. Scott/Murray-Burns | FC - 8-6 | ||||
| No. 2 | Summers/Graham | Dixon/Thompson | E&H - 8-3 | ||||
| No. 3 | Johnston/Cailie Pollard | Zizzi/Ma. Scott | E&H - 8-3 | ||||
| Final Score | Emory & Henry |
5 | |||||
| Ferrum | 3 | ||||||
Up Next
Emory & Henry will play its penultimate match of the season next Saturday when it visits Bridgewater College at 3:00 p.m.
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