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Emory & Henry Women's Tennis Bests Bluefield, 6-1, Thursday At Home

Tess Flanigan hits a backhand.

EMORY, Va. - The Emory & Henry College Women's Tennis Team (9-7) kept rolling on Thursday with a 6-1 win over Bluefield University (0-9) as it entered the home stretch of its season.

The Basics
FINAL SCORE - Emory & Henry 6, Bluefield 1
LOCATION - Emory, Virginia
VENUE - Richardson Tennis Courts
RECORDS - Emory & Henry (9-7); Bluefield (0-9, 0-5 AAC)

How It Happened
Emory & Henry in effect won the match before it began as Bluefield defaulted four singles pairings for four points and two of the three doubles flights to give the Wasps a 5-0 lead.

Sophomore Tess Flanigan (Marietta, Ga.) picked up a 6-4, 6-0 win at No. 2 to make the final score 6-1.

The Results

Singles Competition
1. Abigail Martin (BLUE) def. Sabina Chernega (E&H) 6-4, 6-2
2. Tess Flanigan (E&H) def. Camilla Coradi (BLUE) 6-4, 6-0
3. Payton Holt (E&H) def. No player (BLUE), by default
4. Molly McMichael (E&H) def. No player (BLUE), by default
5. Makenzie Mendler (E&H) def. No player (BLUE), by default
6. Bronwyn McAlindon (E&H) def. No player (BLUE), by default

Doubles Competition
1. Abigail Martin/Camilla Coradi (BLUE) def. Payton Holt/Molly McMichael (E&H) 6-1
2. Tess Flanigan/Sabina Chernega (E&H) def. No player/No player (BLUE), by default
3. Makenzie Mendler/Ann Gray Perdue (E&H) def. No player/No player (BLUE), by default

Up Next
Emory & Henry is next scheduled to face Midway University on Saturday at noon.

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