BANNER ELK, N.C. – Caroline Green and Amanda Chapman picked up singles victories but it proved to not be enough Friday as the Lees-McRae College women's tennis team fell to Converse, 7-2, in Conference Carolinas action. With the defeat, the Bobcats dip back to the .500 mark at 3-3 on the season.
With the wins on Friday, both Green and Chapman push their respective records in singles action to 3-2. In the other singles contests, LMC pushed Converse to three sets. In doubles, LMC also pushed one of the matchups to a tiebreaker.
Below are the complete results from Friday.
Singles
1. Caroline Green (LMC) def. Steffi Kong (Converse) – 6-0, 5-7, 6-3
2. Alex Schlesener (Converse) def. Mackenzie Langmade (LMC) – 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
3. Kaitlin Knight (Converse) def. Jaden Acklin (LMC) – 7-5, 6-3
4. Taylor Parrott (Converse) def. Rebecca Pierce (LMC) – 1-6, 6-2, 6-1
5. Morgan Trask (Converse) def. Dakota Tittle (LMC) – 6-1, 6-1
6. Amanda Chapman (LMC) def. Abby Roth (Converse) – 6-2, 6-4
Doubles
1. Steffi Kong/Alex Schlesener (Converse) def. Caroline Green/Mackenzie Langmade (LMC) - 8-3
2. Kaitlin Knight/Taylor Parrott (Converse) def. Jaden Acklin/Rebecca Pierce (LMC) – 8-4
3. Morgan Trask/Carlie Peeler (Converse) def. Amanda Chapman/Dakota Tittle (LMC) – 8-7 (7-4)
LMC will return to action Saturday morning when it hosts Belmont Abbey. First serve is scheduled for 11 a.m.
For more information of Lees-McRae Athletics, follow us on our social media sites on Twitter (@LMCBobcats), Facebook (Lees-McRae Athletics) and on Instagram (leesmcraeathletics)
-LMC-
