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Milligan Women's Tennis Handles Emory & Henry, 7-0, Sunday Morning

Molly McMichael hits a backhand.

EMORY, Va. - The Milligan University Women's Tennis Team (1-0) won all six singles matches and claimed the doubles point on its way to a 7-0 win against Emory & Henry College (1-2) Sunday in cross-divisional action

The Basics
FINAL SCORE - Milligan 7, Emory & Henry 0
LOCATION - Emory, Virginia
VENUE - Richardson Tennis Courts
RECORDS - Emory & Henry (1-2); Milligan (1-0, 0-0 AAC)

How It Happened
In doubles, the Lady Buffaloes won at No. 1 and No. 3 to claim the point. Senior Logan Graham (Radford, Va.) and sophomore Molly McMichael (Riner, Va.) grabbed a 7-5 win at the second flight, preventing the sweep.

Singles action saw Milligan win all six matches to complete the 7-0 win. Sophmore Tess Flanigan (Marietta, Ga.) challenged her opponent at the No. 2 pairing, but fell 6-4, 7-6 (4).

The Results

Singles Competition
1. Kaitlin Barrett (MU) def. Payton Holt (E&H) 6-2, 6-0
2. Sophie Dunman (MU) def. Tess Flanigan (E&H) 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)
3. Macy Kennedy (MU) def. Molly McMichael (E&H) 6-1, 6-1
4. Kylie Enarson (MU) def. Logan Graham (E&H) 6-0, 6-1
5. Karson Light (MU) def. Ann Gray Purdue (E&H) 6-2, 6-3
6. Hannah Nelson (MU) def. Mackenzie Graham (E&H) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles Competition
1. Kaitlin Barrett/Sophie Dunman (MU) def. Payton Holt/Tess Flanigan (E&H) 6-1
2. Logan Graham/Molly McMichael (E&H) def. Katie Leonard/Hannah Dove (MU) 7-5
3. Makenna Peterson/Katie Warf (MU) def. Sueanna Breedlove/Bailey King (E&H) 6-1

Up Next
Emory & Henry visits Johnson University on Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. in what will be a doubleheader with the men's team.

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