JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The LMU women's tennis team won two of three at doubles and five of six in singles play to improve to 8-2 overall and 2-0 in South Atlantic Conference play with the 7-2 win at Carson-Newman Thursday afternoon.

The Eagles took the first point with the 8-5 doubles win at no. 1. Johanna Delisse and Julia Loos then took the 8-2 win at no. 2 to improve to 6-4 on the season. LMU then took a 2-1 lead after Kristin Vogel and Kiersten Waugh picked up their fifth win of the season with the 8-4 win at no. 3.

In singles play, 35th-ranked Marta Pinol went to three sets as she won over C-N's Jill Corsato 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 at the no. 1 spot. Vogel also needed three sets to pick up the win at no. 2 over Abby Reis 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. Valls then gave LMU the match win at the no. 4 spot when she defeated Alisa Liashove 6-2, 6-2 to claim her ninth win of the year.

The Eagles would claim their second point as they won at the no. 3 flight. There, Hannah Price and Julia Loos went the distance and then some as Price pulled out the match in a tiebreaker in the third set 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (8-6). Julia Zellner defeated Mallory Jackson 6-0, 7-5 at no. 5 and Solano won 8-3 over Klara Vuckovic at no. 6. Both Solano and Zellner are now 9-1 on the season.

LMU will close out the two game road swing as they travel to Charlotte to face Queens Saturday afternoon. They return home to host Tusculum next Wednesday.