Sweet Briar College issued the following announcement on March 7
Sweet Briar tennis (4-1, 1-0 ODAC) split the second day of competition in Hilton Head, S.C., falling to Berry (2-1, 1-0 SAA) 8-1 before rebounding later in the day to take down Messiah (0-4, 0-0 Commonwealth) by a score of 9-0.
The doubles pairing of Kotany/Patino defeated Barker/Masteller, 8-5, to start the day but the Vixens would go into singles play trailing 2-1.
Juniors Ruth de Souza (Marilia, Brazil) and Allison Wandling (Mechanicsville, Va.) and sophomore Isabela Guilarte (Barquisimeto, Venezuela) all fought hard against the Vikings, eventually falling in third-set tiebreakers by scores of 4-6, 6-1, 10-8, 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 11-9 and 3-6, 6-4, 11-9, respectively.
Sweet Briar mounted a huge rebound later in the day against Messiah, first sweeping doubles play. The doubles team of Caro/Simhambhatla took down Conjack/Tozzi in the No.1 spot with a score of 8-2. Alfaro/Guilarte won their match 8-4, while Hurt/Patino earned the greatest doubles victory of the day as they defeated Lee/Murrary, 8-1.
Keeping the momentum going into singles play with a 3-0 lead, Wandling, and first-Mattu Kamara (Freetown City, Sierra Leone) both won their matches in straight sets. Meanwhile, Guilarte and first-year Maria Caro (Bogota Colombia) took down their opponents 6-0, 6-1. Junior Nikki Simhambhatla reigned victorious over Rachel Marcroft, 6-1, 6-2. The match was closed out with senior Alexia Alfaro’s (Laredo, Texas) 6-4, 6-1 victory over Hannah Murray for the 9-0 sweep.
Highlights
- Alfaro, Caro, Guilarte, Kamara and Simhambhatla remain undefeated in singles play.
- The doubles pairing of Kotany/Patino has also won both of their matches played so far this season.
- All of Sweet Briar’s victories have been 9-0 sweeps.
What’s Next
The Vixens will close out their time in Hilton Head with matches against Gettysburg on Wednesday, March 9 at 3 p.m. and Swarthmore on Thursday, March 10 at 9 a.m.
Results
vs. Berry
Singles
Allison Ivey def. Ruth de Souza, 4-6, 6-1, 0-1 (7-9)
Juliana Mascagni def. Sofia Andrade, 6-3, 6-4
Kathryn Barker def. Allison Wandling, 6-4, 6-7 (3-7), 0-1 (9-11)
Adelle Yanez def. Ana Patino, 6-2, 6-3
Lauren Masteller def. Kate Kotany, 6-3, 6-2
Emma Kruger def. Isabela Guilarte, 6-2, 4-6, 0-1 (9-11)
Doubles
Ivey/Mascagni def. de Souza/Wandling, 8-3
Kotany/Patino def. Barker/Masteller, 8-5
Kruger/Yanez def. Andrade/Guilarte, 8-5
vs. Messiah
Singles
Allison Wandling def. Kasi Conjack, 6-0, 6-0
Nikki Simhambhatla def. Rachel Marcroft, 6-1, 6-2
Isabela Guilarte def. Angela Tozzi, 6-0, 6-1
Maria Caro def. Nicole Lee, 6-0, 6-1
Mattu Kamara def. Hannah Olson, 6-0, 6-0
Alexia Alfaro def. Hannah Murray, 6-4, 6-1
Doubles
Caro/Simhambhatla def. Conjack/Tozzi, 8-2
Alfaro/Guilarte def. Marcroft/Sheaffer, 8-4
Hurt/Patino def. Lee/Murray, 8-1
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