RC Women's Tennis Tops Lynchburg 8-1

RC Women's Tennis Tops Lynchburg 8-1

The Basics
Score:
 Roanoke 8, Lynchburg 1
Records: Roanoke 11-9, 8-1 ODAC / Lynchburg 9-8, 3-4 ODAC
Location: Lynchburg, Va.  

The Lead: Roanoke swept all three doubles matches and took all but one singles contest as the Maroons topped Lynchburg 8-1 on Saturday.  

How it Happened

  • Emily Henderson topped Valeria Erostegui 6-1, 6-0 in No. 1 singles and Briell Smith topped Erika Hadland 6-1, 6-1 at No. 2.
  • Catherine Lee defeated D'Andria Alston-Thom 6-0, 6-0, while Lydia Dey andArabella Goralski picked up at No. 5 and No. 6, respectively.
  • Henderson and Smith teamed up to beat Alston-Thom and Jerica Simmons 8-0 in No. 1 doubles. Lee and Reed Kegel topped Hadland and Kelsey Dowling in No. 2 doubles, while Emma Barker and Kristen McDowell won at No. 3.

 
Roanoke College Women 8, Lynchburg College 1
Singles competition:

1. Emily Henderson (RCW) def. Valeria Erostegui (LCW) 6-1, 6-0
2. Briell Smith (RCW) def. Erika Hadland (LCW) 6-1, 6-1
3. Catherine Lee (RCW) def. D'Andria Alston-Thom (LCW) 6-0, 6-0
4. Lilli Altenburg (LCW) def. Kaity Diskerud (RCW) 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 10-6
5. Lydia Dey (RCW) def. Kelsey Dowling (LCW) 6-3, 6-4
6. Arabella Goralski (RCW) def. Jerica Simmons (LCW) 6-3, 1-6, 10-5

Doubles competition:
1. Emily Henderson/Briell Smith (RCW) def. D'Andria Alston-Thom/Jerica Simmons (LCW) 8-0
2. Catherine Lee/Reed Kegel (RCW) def. Erika Hadland/Kelsey Dowling (LCW) 8-3
3. Emma Barker/Kristen McDowell (RCW) def. Valeria Erostegui/Lilli Altenburg (LCW) 8-4

Up Next: 
Roanoke will be in action next Saturday at Randolph-Macon