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Bridgewater Women's Tennis Defeats Emory & Henry, 8-1, Saturday

Tess Flanigan follows through after hitting a backhand.

BRIDGEWATER, Va. - The Emory & Henry College Women's Tennis Team (5-2, 3-2 ODAC) saw its five-match winning streak snapped at the hands of Bridgewater College (6-0, 5-0 ODAC) by an 8-1 score Saturday afternoon.

The Basics
FINAL SCORE - Bridgewater 8, Emory & Henry 1
LOCATION - Bridgewater, Virginia
VENUE - Mapp Courts
RECORDS - Emory & Henry (5-2, 3-2 ODAC); Bridgewater (6-0, 5-0 ODAC)

How It Happened
- The Eagles got out to a 3-0 lead through the doubles portion of the match. All three doubles flights were hard-fought matches as BC won by scores of 8-5, 8-6 and 8-6.
- In singles play, Emory & Henry got its lone point of the match from freshman Tess Flanigan (Marietta, Ga.) as she won 6-1, 6-3 at No. 2.

The Results

Singles Competition
1. Whitney Kiser (BC) def. Payton Holt (E&HW) 6-1, 6-3
2. Tess Flanigan (E&HW) def. Emily Daigneault (BC) 6-1, 6-3
3. Rachel Crawford (BC) def. Logan Graham (E&HW) 6-3, 6-0
4. Malena Hoover (BC) def. Cailie Pollard (E&HW) 7-5, 6-2
5. Ali Keister (BC) def. Bailey King (E&HW) 6-1, 6-2
6. Ryan Roeber (BC) def. Makenzie Mendler (E&HW) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles Competition
1. Whitney Kiser/Malena Hoover (BC) def. Tess Flanigan/Payton Holt (E&HW) 8-5
2. Rachel Crawford/Ali Keister (BC) def. Logan Graham/Cailie Pollard (E&HW) 8-6
3. Emily Daigneault/Ryan Roeber (BC) def. Bailey King/Makenzie Mendler (E&HW) 8-6

Up Next
Emory & Henry will remain on the road on Sunday when it faces Virginia Wesleyan University on the campus of Roanoke College. First serve will be at 11:00 a.m.

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