ANDERSON, S.C. -- It came down to the final flight, but the Lady Railsplitter tennis team (5-4, 1-3 SAC) pulled out the 5-4 win over Anderson (6-3, 3-2 SAC) Friday afternoon to pick up their first South Atlantic Conference win of the season.
Anderson moved to 2-0 in the match after the 8-4 win at No. 1 and 8-5 win at No. 2 doubles. At No. 3, LMU's
Marta Pinol and
Roksolana Prudyvus defeated Abigail Gregory and Nikkola Wichenko 8-3.
In singles play, the Lady Railsplitters picked up wins at the No. 1, 2, 4 and 5 flights to take the match victory. Elena Vasileva won at No. 1 over Karen Faria 6-1, 1-0 after Faria retired in the second set. Pinol defeated Ivey Welborn 6-4, 6-3 at No. 2,
Priscilla Bulandres won 6-3, 6-1 over AU's Natalia San Jose at No. 4 and Prudyvus bested Alexandra Ebner in three sets 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 at No. 5. At No. 6,
Angelica Solano dropped a close one to Jennifer Holcombe 6-4, 7-5.
LMU travels to Mars Hill for a SAC match tomorrow. First Serve is set for 1:00 p.m.
Lincoln Memorial 5, Anderson 4Singles competition
1.
Elena Vasilyeva (LMU) def. Karen Faria (AU-W) 6-1, 1-0, retired
2.
Marta Pinol (LMU) def. Ivey Welborn (AU-W) 6-4, 6-3
3. Rebecca Bruning (AU-W) def.
Javiera Gonzalez (LMU) 6-1, 6-1
4.
Priscilla Bulandres (LMU) def. Natalia San Jose (AU-W) 6-3, 6-1
5.
Roksolana Prudyvus (LMU) def. Alexandra Ebner (AU-W) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
6. Jennifer Holcombe (AU-W) def.
Angelica Solano (LMU) 6-4, 7-5
Doubles competition
1. Ivey Welborn/Rebecca Bruning (AU-W) def.
Elena Vasilyeva/
Priscilla Bulandres (LMU) 8-4
2. Alexandra Ebner/Jennifer Holcombe (AU-W) def.
Javiera Gonzalez/
Rosa Smith (LMU) 8-6
3.
Marta Pinol/
Roksolana Prudyvus (LMU) def. Abigail Gregory/Nikkola Wichenko (AU-W) 8-3