
Shorter College and Tennessee Wesleyan College met at the courts for non-conference tennis action on Wednesday afternoon in Athens. Shorter's 18th-ranked Lady Hawks cruised to an 8-1 triumph over the Lady Bulldogs.
In women's competition, Shorter breezed to a trio of singles victories at love and was hardly challenged in doubles play. The Lady Bulldogs only win was by Karolina Pierko, number one, over Shorter's Michaela Tingets, 6-4, 6-2. Shorter's Coralie Fayard, Nienke van Staverenand Danielle Monteithclaimed 6-0, 6-0 victories over Kayla Foster at number 2, Marissa Morris at number 4 and Allie Smith at number 5. Carolina Brignetiof Shorter scored a 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 6 singles over Tennessee Wesleyan's Spencer Creekmore.
Emmanuelle Beaucoudreywon 6-2, 6-3 at No. 3 singles over the Lady Bulldogs' Meghan Whaley and teamed up with Fayard to blank Allie Smith and Whaley, 8-0, in No. 2 doubles.
Shorter (3-1) had to work for its win at No. 1 doubles, as Monteith and Tingets escaped with an 8-6 triumph over Kayla Foster and Karolina Pierko.
Women (Lady Hawks 8, Tennessee Wesleyan 1)
Singles:
1. Karolina Pierko (TWC) def. Michaela Tingets(SC); 6-4, 6-2
2. Coralie Fayard(SC) def. Kayla Foster (TWC); 6-0, 6-0
3. Emmanuelle Beaucoudrey(SC) def. Meghan Whaley (TWC); 6-2, 6-3
4. Nienke van Staveren(SC) def. Marissa Morris (TWC); 6-0, 6-0
5. Danielle Monteith(SC) def. Allie Smith (TWC); 6-0, 6-0
6. Carolina Brigneti(SC) def. Spencer Creekmore (TWC); 6-1, 6-0
Doubles:
1. Monteith/Tingets (SC) def. Foster/Pierko (TWC); 8-6
2. Beaucoudrey/Fayard (SC) def. Smith/Whaley (TWC); 8-0
3. Quincey Mason/Brigneti (SC) def. Morris/Creekmore (TWC); 8-1
| Shorter University at | 5 |
| TWC | 8 |
| Virginia Intermont College at | 67 |
| TWC | 99 |
| Virginia Intermont College at | 54 |
| TWC | 71 |