SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Lees-McRae women's tennis team won five of the six singles match, while the doubles teams of
Zeynep Cakirer /
Mei Hiramatsu and
Laura Ocampo /
Rhidaim Yang posted victories, to lead the Bobcats to a 6-1 win over host Converse in the Conference Carolinas match this afternoon to move to 6-3 in conference play this season.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae – 6; Converse – 1
LOCATION: Converse Tennis Court – Spartanburg, South Carolina
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (6-10/6-3), Converse (7-10/4-5)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The doubles team of Cakirer and Hiramatsu moved to 7-2 in conference play with a 6-2 win in the #2 doubles match, while the duo of Ocampo and Yang also moved to 7-2 in Conference Carolinas action with a 6-0 win in the #3 doubles match.
- Cakirer also won the #2 singles match with a 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) score to claim her sixth conference win, while Anita Ivanova moved to 8-1 in conference action with a 6-2, 6-3 win in the #3 singles match.
- Nursharneem Shamsuddin and Yang both moved to 7-2 in conference play with a 6-1, 6-3 in the #4 singles match and a 6-3, 6-0 win in the #5 singles match respectively.
- Ocampo closed out the match for the Bobcats with a 6-1, 6-0 victory in the #6 singles match to clinch her fifth conference win of the season.
UP NEXT:
The Bobcats return home to battle Barton on Friday, April 22 at 2 p.m. to open up the two-match weekend.
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