EMORY, Va. - The Emory & Henry University Men's Tennis Team (1-6) and Women's Tennis Team (1-6) each fell in non-conference action to Converse University Sunday afternoon. The Valkyries women's squad topped the Wasps 6-1, while the men's team defeated E&H by a 7-0 margin.

The Basics
MEN'S SCORE - Converse 7, Emory & Henry 0
WOMEN'S SCORE - Converse 6, Emory & Henry 1
LOCATION - Emory, Virginia
VENUE - Richardson Tennis Courts
MEN'S RECORDS - Emory & Henry (1-6, 0-3 SAC); Converse (4-4, 0-1 Carolinas)
WOMEN'S RECORDS - Emory & Henry (1-6, 0-3 SAC); Converse (4-5, 0-2 Carolinas)

Men's Match
- The Valkyries swept the doubles portion of the match to take an early 1-0 lead.
- Sophomore Niclas Naedele (Munich, GERMANY) fell to Manuel Roncero by a 3-6, 3-6 score at No. 1 singles.
- Freshman Leo Knothe (Hanover, GERMANY) dropped a 0-6, 1-6 decision to Takuma Furumaki at the No. 2 singles position.
- Sophomore Will Bayliss (Totland, Isle of Wight, ENGLAND) was defeated at No. 3 singles by Stanley Waters by a 2-6, 4-6 margin.
- Senior Alvaro Garcia (Madrid, SPAIN) came up short by a 1-6, 2-6 score to Marty Letessier at No. 4 singles.
- Junior Nathan Spurling (Abingdon, Va.) fell at No. 5 singles to Lucas Walker 0-6, 0-6.
- Junior Keenan Glago (Harrisonburg, Va.) dropped his match 3-6, 0-6 to Leopold Morel at No. 6 singles.

Women's Match
- The doubles team of junior Nina Williams (Fleet, ENGLAND) and sophomore Meghan Moore (Midlothian, Va.) defeated Tamanna Panwar and Romy Rueff by a 6-4 final at No. 2 doubles, but Converse won the other two doubles matches to clinch the point.
- Freshman Tahnne Sesma (Zumaia, SPAIN) fell to Khushi Kharb 1-6, 3-6 at No. 1 singles.
- Senior Sabina Chernega (Odesa, UKRAINE) lost to Lais Martins 1-6, 1-6 at the No. 2 singles spot.
- Freshman Ellyson Kovacs (Bristol, Tenn.) downed Panwar in straight sets, 7-5, 7-5 at No. 3 singles.
- Williams was defeated by S. Giraldo-Jimenez by a 0-6, 1-6 margin at No. 4 singles.
- Sophomore Olivia Pursley (Hendersonville, N.C.) gave Romy Rueff all she could handle at the No. 5 singles spot, but eventually came up just shy by a 6-3, 6-7 (4-7), 0-1 (8-10) scoreline.
- Sophomore Karlie Quinn (Mocksville, N.C.) dropped her No. 6 singles match to Agustina Pieve by a 0-6, 3-6 final. 

Up Next
- Emory & Henry returns to South Atlantic Conference play on Tuesday, March 11 when they make the trip to take on the Lions of Mars Hill University. First serve of the women's match is scheduled for 11:00 a.m., while the men are scheduled to get things underway at 2:00 p.m..

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