Roanoke Women Fall in Virginia Beach

action photo of RC women's tennis player Sophie Baratholomaus
RC women fall at VWU 8-1

The Basics
Score:  Roanoke 1 | Virginia Wesleyan 8

Records: Maroons 7-9 / 3-4 ODAC | Marlins 7-3 / 3-1 ODAC
Location: Virginia Beach, Va.

The Lead: The Roanoke women made the trip to the eastern shore when they took on Virginia Wesleyan on Saturday afternoon. The Marlins swept the doubles matches for a 3-0 advantage. In singles play, Roanoke was able to win at the #4 spot but fell to Virginia Wesleyan, 8-1, in Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) play.

Women's Highlights:

  • Lucy Collins and Halle Fernstrum fell to the team of Christine Zalameda and Anna Rogers, 8-7, at the #1 spot.
  • The #2 doubles tandem of Julia Bassett and Sophie Bartholomaus came up just short, 8-6.
  • In singles play, Bartholomaus won her first set, 7-5, before falling by the same score to force a 10-point tiebreaker. In the extra set, Bartholomaus won a hard fought 14-12 decision to take the match.
  • Bassett would also go to a tiebreaker in her individual match (#3). Bassett took the opener 6-4 before falling 6-1 to go to the third set tiebreaker. In the third, Bassett would come up just short, 10-8.

What's Next: The women make the trip to Winchester to face Shenandoah on Tuesday in a rescheduled match against the Hornets that is scheduled to begin at 4:00pm.