EMORY, Va. - The Emory & Henry College Women's Tennis Team (1-0, 0-0 ODAC) got the 2018-19 season off to a start with a win over Maryville (Tenn.) College (0-1, 0-0 USA South) on Sunday afternoon.
The Basics
FINAL SCORE - Emory & Henry 7, Maryville (Tenn.) 2
LOCATION - Emory, Virginia
VENUE - Richardson Tennis Courts
RECORDS - Emory & Henry (1-0, 0-0 ODAC); Maryville (Tenn.) (0-1, 0-0 USA South)
How It Happened
- The Wasps battled back from being down 2-1 after doubles play to win the match with victories in all six singles flights.
- Senior Tessa Johnston (High Point, N.C.) picked up two victories on the day, winning No. 2 singles 7-5, 6-4 and teaming up with freshman Cailie Pollard (Rural Retreat, Va.) for an 8-2 win at No. 3 doubles.
The Results
| Singles | Emory & Henry | Maryville (Tenn.) | Result | ||||
| No. 1 | Katie Meade | McKennah Francis | E&H - 6-4, 0-6, 6-4 | ||||
| No. 2 | Tessa Johnston | Kayla Zimmerman | E&H - 7-5, 6-4 | ||||
| No. 3 | Logan Graham | Carter Dickenson | E&H - 6-2, 6-0 | ||||
| No. 4 | Vanna Summers | Anastasia Dunn | E&H - 6-3, 6-2 | ||||
| No. 5 | Bri Pierce | Kayla Basilio | E&H - 7-5, 3-6, 1-0 (10-7) | ||||
| No. 6 | Kaitlyn Sheaves | Savannah Bain | E&H - 6-2, 6-3 | ||||
| Doubles | |||||||
| No. 1 | Meade/Sheaves | Dunn/Zimmerman | MVL - 8-2 | ||||
| No. 2 | Summers/Graham | Francis/Dickenson | MVL - 8-6 | ||||
| No. 3 | Johnston/Cailie Pollard | Bain/Basilio | E&H - 8-2 | ||||
| Final Score | Emory & Henry | 7 | |||||
| Maryville (Tenn.) | 2 | ||||||
Up Next
- Emory & Henry will travel to Sevierville, Tennessee on Monday for a match against Johnson University. The doubleheader with the E&H and JU men's teams will take place at Sevierville City Park.
- First serve is set for 4:00 p.m.
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