Saturday's Women's Tennis Roundup
Playing in its fifth match against a power conference opponent this season, the ETSU women's tennis broke through with a 4-3 win over Minnesota in a neutral site match played in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on Saturday. Saturday's win not only boosts ETSU's record to 3-4 on the season but also is ETSU's first win over an active member of the Big Ten since it defeated Michigan State in 2007.The Lancers got on the board after securing the doubles point. First, Oriana Izarra and Phoebe Mitchell defeated Elisabeth Birkevold and Lauren Thomson on court three, 6-2. Longwood got the 1-0 lead after Elizaveta Gnilozubova and Karina Rizvanouva secured the 6-3 win over Alexandra Dodashev and Olivia Gallagher, 6-3. The doubles match between Alexandra Magia & Feline Van Eijkelenburg and Raegan Mitchell & Sydney Bly remained unfinished at 4-4.
Wake Forest, South Carolina Down Catamounts in Saturday Doubleheader
Testing itself with a challenging nonconference early-season schedule, the Western Carolina women's tennis team dropped a pair of hard-fought tilts against Power Four opponents on Saturday against both Wake Forest (8-3) and host South Carolina (5-3) by matching 4-0 counts. Wake Forest (8-3) and South Carolina (5-3) both won their matches against the Catamounts and the Gamecocks earned a 4-1 win over the Demon Deacons.