EMORY, Va. - The Emory & Henry College Women's Tennis Team (3-0) defeated King (Tenn.) University (1-1) on Monday afternoon by a score of 4-3.

The Basics
FINAL SCORE - Emory & Henry 4, King (Tenn.) 3
LOCATION - Emory, Virginia
VENUE - Richardson Tennis Courts
RECORDS - Emory & Henry (3-0, 0-0 SAC); King (Tenn.) (1-1, 0-0 Carolinas)

How It Happened
- The Wasps took the doubles point as they won both of the top seed matches and took the third by default. Freshman Katie Bradley (Auchterarder, SCOTLAND) and Junior Emma Charlton (Newcastle upon Tyne, ENGLAND) teamed up at the No. 1 doubles position for a 6-4 victory. Sophomore Sabina Chernega (Odesa, UKRAINE) and freshman Natalie Bergmann (Forest Hills, N.Y.) combined for a 6-3 at No. 2 doubles to clinch the point. Freshman Nina Williams (Fleet, ENGLAND) and junior Molly McMichael (Riner, Va.) won the No. 3 doubles spot by default.
- In singles play, Bergmann took the win at No. 4 singles by a 6-2, 6-3 scoreline while Williams won by default at the No. 5 position. Sophomore Ann Gray Perdue (Bluefield, Va.) clinched the victory with a win by default at the No. 6 spot.

The Results

Singles Competition
1. Deniz Aytun (KING) def. Sabina Chernega (E&H) 6-4, 6-2
2. Mishka Koricinova (KING) def. Emma Charlton (E&H) 4-6, 6-4, 7-5
3. Neem Shamsuddin (KING) def. Katie Bradley (E&H) 6-2, 6-2
4. Natalie Bergmann (E&H) def. Mireia Mas Ortega (KING) 6-2, 6-3
5. Nina Williams (E&H) win by default
6. Ann Gray Perdue (E&H) win by default

Doubles Competition
1. Emma Charlton/Katie Bradley (E&H) def. Deniz Aytun/Mishka Koricinova (KING) 6-4
2. Sabina Chernega/Natalie Bergmann (E&H) def. Mireia Mas Ortega/Neem Shamsuddin (KING) 6-3
3. Nina Williams/Molly McMichael (E&H) win by default

Up Next
- Emory & Henry will wrap up its fall schedule on Saturday, October 22 against Salem (W.Va.) University. First serve is scheduled for 2:00p.m.

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