BANNER ELK, N.C. – Lees-McRae women's tennis celebrated Senior Day in style with a 4-1 Conference Carolinas win over No. 45 Mount Olive on Wednesday. The tennis teams recognized
Mei Hiramatsu and
Tessa Wells after the victory on the afternoon.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae - 4; No. 45 Mount Olive - 1
LOCATION: C.D. Chesley Tennis Courts – Banner Elk, North Carolina
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (9-7/8-1), No. 45 Mount Olive (10-11/6-2)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Senior Mei Hiramatsu and Anita Ivanova knocked off Mount Olive's No. 1 duo 7-6 (6) and Lina Ngassi Saquot and Begum Gumussoy started the Bobcats on the right foot with a 6-2 victory at No. 3 doubles.
- Ivanova claimed the second point for Lees-McRae with a 6-1, 6-2 victory at No. 2 singles and Saquot followed at No. 6 singles with a straight-set victory, 6-3, 6-1.
- Pati Vedia Sanchez recorded the fourth point for the Bobcats at 7-6 (8), 6-2 at No. 4 singles for the 4-1 win at the C.D. Chesley Tennis Courts.
- Hiramatsu forced a third set after winning the second at 6-4, but the match went unfinished after Sanchez clinched the match.
UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae welcomes No. 37 Erskine to Banner Elk in a top-two Conference Carolinas match tomorrow afternoon. The first serve from the courts is scheduled for a 3 p.m. start.
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