HARROGATE, Tenn. -- The Lady Railsplitters (5-5, 3-4 SAC) won five of the six singles matches and earned their third consecutive South Atlantic Conference victory with a 7-2 win over the Mars Hill Lions (4-9, 1-7 SAC) on Wednesday at the LMU Tennis Complex.
 
It was another unblemished match for junior Elena Vasilyeva (Yaroslavl, Russia), who improved to 7-0 in SAC singles matches with a commanding 6-0, 6-1 win over Lucy McLaurin in the top singles flight. Prior to that, Vasilyeva and Gemma Goodland (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) jumped to 8-1 in doubles action with an 8-3 win over McLaurin and Jasha Geerdink at No. 1 tandems.
 
The Lady Railsplitters and Lions split the other two doubles matches, with Priscilla Bulandres (Markham, Ontario, Canada) and Roksolana Prudyvus (Lviv, Ukraine) notching an 8-2 over Natalie Hilbig and Luz Heilman in the third flight, to send Lincoln Memorial into singles action with a slight 2-1 edge.
 
Vasilyeva's win at No. 1 set the tone for a dominant singles performance for the Lady Railsplitters. Goodland mashed Geerdink 6-3, 6-4 in the second flight, while Prudyvus dropped just three games in a 6-2, 6-1 win over Hilbig in the fourth flight. Summer Robinson (Midway, Tenn.) and Angelica Solano (Bogota, Columbia) won both of their matches at No. 5 and No. 6 by 6-1, 6-1 set scores.
 
Despite winning the opening set 6-0, Bulandres dropped her third flight match against Jade Henke in three set (0-6, 6-4, 10-6).
 
Vasilyeva has captured eight consecutive singles wins, while the duo of Prudyvus and Bulandres has earned four straight wins. Goodland, Prudyvus and Solano are all three riding three-match winning streaks.
 
The Lady Railsplitters hop right back on the court on Thursday, traveling to Greeneville, Tenn. for a SAC battle against the Tusculum Pioneers, with doubles action set for a 2 p.m. start.

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Lincoln Memorial 7, Mars Hill 2
Apr 01, 2015 at Harrogate, TN (LMU Tennis Complex)
 

Singles competition

1. Elena Vasilyeva (LMU) def. Lucy McLaurin (MHUW) 6-0, 6-1

2. Gemma Goodland (LMU) def. Jasha Geerdink (MHUW) 6-3, 6-4

3. Jade Henke (MHUW) def. Priscilla Bulandres (LMU) 0-6, 6-4, 10-6

4. Roksolana Prudyvus (LMU) def. Natalie Hilbig (MHUW) 6-2, 6-1

5. Summer Robinson (LMU) def. Grace Diepenbrock (MHUW) 6-1, 6-1

6. Angelica Solano (LMU) def. Luz Heilman (MHUW) 6-1, 6-1

 

Doubles competition

1. Elena Vasilyeva/Gemma Goodland (LMU) def. Lucy McLaurin/Jasha Geerdink (MHUW) 8-3

2. Jade Henke/Grace Diepenbrock (MHUW) def. Angelica Solano/Summer Robinson (LMU) 9-7

3. Priscilla Bulandres/Roksolana Prudyvus (LMU) def. Natalie Hilbig/Luz Heilman (MHUW) 8-2

 

Match Notes

Mars Hill 4-9, 1-7 SAC

Lincoln Memorial 5-5, 3-4 SAC