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Randolph-Macon Women's Tennis Escapes Emory & Henry, 5-4, Sunday Afternoon

Tess Flanigan sizes up a forehand.
-photo courtesy of Sydney Anderson (SU Athletics)

EMORY, Va. - The Randolph-Macon College Women's Tennis Team (6-3, 4-3 ODAC) won four of the six singles matches on its way to a 5-4 come-from-behind win against Emory & Henry College (7-5, 4-5 ODAC) Sunday.

The Basics
FINAL SCORE - Randolph-Macon 5, Emory & Henry 4
LOCATION - Emory, Virginia
VENUE - Richardson Tennis Courts
RECORDS - Emory & Henry (7-5, 4-5 ODAC); Randolph-Macon (6-3, 4-3 ODAC)

How It Happened
The Wasps got out to a 2-1 lead through the doubles portion of the match. Sophomore Payton Holt (Mount Ulla, N.C.) and freshman Tess Flanigan (Marietta, Ga.) won 8-6 at No. 1 doubles while junior Cailie Pollard (Rural Retreat, Va.) and sophomore Sarah Marion (Dobson, N.C.) claimed an 8-4 win at the third pairing.

In singles action, Flanigan showed grit to win - 1-6, 6-0, 6-2 - at the second flight while Pollard also made it two wins on the day with a 6-3, 0-6, 1-0 (10-7) win at No. 6.

The Results

Singles Competition
1. Avery Smith (RMCW) def. Payton Holt (E&HW) 6-2, 6-0
2. Tess Flanigan (E&HW) def. Grace Holderman (RMCW) 1-6, 6-0, 6-2
3. Emma Nesselrodt (RMCW) def. Molly McMichael (E&HW) 6-3, 6-3
4. Daniella Hafner (RMCW) def. Sarah Marion (E&HW) 3-1, retired
5. Matty Grace Gilliam (RMCW) def. Logan Graham (E&HW) 6-2, 6-3
6. Cailie Pollard (E&HW) def. Andrea Wine (RMCW) 6-3, 0-6, 1-0 (10-7)

Doubles Competition
1. Tess Flanigan/Payton Holt (E&HW) def. Grace Holderman/Avery Smith (RMCW) 8-6
2. Matty Grace Gilliam/Daniella Hafner (RMCW) def. Logan Graham/Molly McMichael (E&HW) 8-4
3. Sarah Marion/Cailie Pollard (E&HW) def. Andrea Wine/Isabel Wadsworth (RMCW) 8-4

Up Next
Emory & Henry will close out the regular season on Saturday when it hosts Roanoke College at 1:00 p.m.

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