HARROGATE, Tenn. – The Lady Railsplitters (4-5, 2-5 SAC) made it back-to-back South Atlantic Conference victories on Wednesday as they knocked off the Catawba Indians (8-10, 0-7 SAC) 6-3 at the LMU Tennis Complex.
 
Lincoln Memorial assumed a 2-1 edge following doubles action, and the tandem of Elena Vasilyeva (Yaroslavl, Russia) and Gemma Goodland (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) propelled the Lady Railsplitters to a lightning quick 1-0 advantage by rolling over Liz Renteria and Kristen Rocko 8-1 in the top flight.
 
The Lady Railsplitters captured their second point in doubles play following a narrow 9-8 loss by Summer Robinson (Midway, Tenn.) and Angelica Solano (Bogota, Columbia) at No. 2 action, as Priscilla Bulandres (Markham, Ontario, Canada) and Roksolana Prudyvus (Lviv, Ukraine) cruised to an 8-2 win in the third flight.
 
Vasilyeva and Goodland increased the Lady Railsplitters' lead to 4-1 at No. 1 and No. 2 singles. Vasilyeva pushed her unblemished SAC record to 6-0 and extended her winning streak to seven matches with a 6-2, 6-2 triumph over Renteria, while Goodland got back even at 3-3 in SAC play with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Rocko in the second flight.
 
Catawba managed to cut the Lincoln Memorial lead to 4-2 following a win at No. 3, as Bulandres fell behind 5-2 in the opening set before being forced to retire from the match.
 
Prudyvus would ice the match for the Lady Railsplitters at No. 4, though, as she rolled over Sloan Kessler 6-1, 6-3. Solano picked up Lincoln Memorial's sixth and final point with a 6-1, 6-0 crushing of Rachel Rudisill in the sixth flight.
 
The Lady Railsplitters will break briefly before returning to the LMU Tennis Complex on Wednesday, April 1 to tangle with the Mars Hill Lions. Doubles action is set to get underway at 1 p.m.

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Lincoln Memorial 6, Catawba 3
Mar 25, 2015 at Harrogate, TN (LMU Tennis Complex)
 

Singles competition

1. Elena Vasilyeva (LMU) def. Liz Renteria (CAT) 6-2, 6-2

2. Gemma Goodland (LMU) def. Kristen Rocko (CAT) 6-2, 6-4

3. Maddy Henderson (CAT) def. Priscilla Bulandres (LMU) 5-2, retired

4. Roksolana Prudyvus (LMU) def. Sloan Kessler (CAT) 6-1, 6-3

5. Lauren Sledd (CAT) def. Summer Robinson (LMU) 6-1, 6-2

6. Angelica Solano (LMU) def. Rachel Rudisill (CAT) 6-1, 6-0

 

Doubles competition

1. Elena Vasilyeva/Gemma Goodland (LMU) def. Liz Renteria/Kristen Rocko (CAT) 8-1

2. Lauren Sledd/Maddy Henderson (CAT) def. Summer Robinson/Angelica Solano (LMU) 9-8

3. Priscilla Bulandres/Roksolana Prudyvus (LMU) def. Sloan Kessler/Rachel Rudisill (CAT) 8-2

 

Match Notes

Catawba 8-10, 0-7 SAC

Lincoln Memorial 4-5, 2-4 SAC