Women's Tennis Defeats North Greenville
The Mars Hill women’s tennis team cruised to a 7-2 victory over North Greenville in their final non-conference match of the season on Tuesday at the Hart Tennis Complex.
MARS HILL, N.C.- The Mars Hill women's tennis team cruised to a 7-2 victory over North Greenville in their final non-conference match of the season on Tuesday at the Hart Tennis Complex. Mars Hill is 8-9 overall.
The Lions swept doubles play with Tatiana Dualby and Lucy McLaurin defeating Susane Lenz and Maggie Elliott 8-7 in a tiebreaker. Jade Henke and Anna Rickenbaker won 8-2 over Aline Ribeiro and Rebecca Beacham, with Dafna Porat and Grace Diepenbrock defeating Ann Hayden Huxford and Haley Hardwick 8-6.
Dualiby, McLaurin and Rickenbaker each won both of their matches on the afternoon. Dualiby won number one singles in a tiebreaker over Lenz, 2-6, 7-5, 10-5. McLaurin was a 6-3, 6-0 victor over Elliott, while Rickenbaker defeated Ribeiro by a pair of 6-2 scores. Natalie Hilbig won by a 6-3 score over Huxford in number five singles.
Mars Hill hosts Lincoln Memorial on Friday afternoon at 2 p.m. with a trip to the SAC tournament on the line. Both the Lions and Railsplitters enter Friday's contest at 5-5 in the league.
Tennis Match Results
North Greenville University vs Mars Hill University
Apr 08, 2014 at Mars Hill, N.C.
(Hart Tennis Complex)
Mars Hill University 7, North Greenville University 2
Singles competition
1. Tatiana Dualiby (MHUW) def. Susane Lenz (NGUWT) 2-6, 7-5, 10-5
2. Lucy McLaurin (MHUW) def. Maggie Elliott (NGUWT) 6-3, 6-0
3. Anna Rickenbaker (MHUW) def. Aline Ribeiro (NGUWT) 6-2, 6-2
4. Rebecca Beacham (NGUWT) def. Jade Henke (MHUW) 6-2, 7-6 (8-6)
5. Natalie Hilbig (MHUW) def. Ann Hayden Huxford (NGUWT) 6-3
6. Haley Hardwick (NGUWT) def. Luz Heilman (MHUW) 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Tatiana Dualiby/Lucy McLaurin (MHUW) def. Susane Lenz/Maggie Elliott (NGUWT) 8-7 (7-5)
2. Jade Henke/Anna Rickenbaker (MHUW) def. Aline Ribeiro/Rebecca Beacham (NGUWT) 8-2
3. Dafna Porat/Grace Diepenbrock (MHUW) def. Ann Hayden Huxford/Haley Hardwick (NGUWT) 8-6
Match Notes:
North Greenville University 2-15
Mars Hill University 8-9
A-50