BANNER ELK, N.C. – No. 48 Lees-McRae women's tennis clinched at least a share of the Conference Carolinas regular season title with today's 5-2 win over Belmont Abbey.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: No. 48 Lees-McRae – 5, Belmont Abbey – 2
LOCATION: C.D. Chesley Tennis Courts – Banner Elk, North Carolina
RECORDS: No. 48 Lees-McRae (15-4/9-0), Belmont Abbey (13-17/5-3)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Crusaders earned the doubles point after winning all three doubles matches to start today's match.
- Lina Ngassi Saqout evened the match at one point apiece with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Belmont Abbey's Hanley Riner.
- Belmont Abbey notched its second point of the day after Alexis Burkhalter won 6-3, 6-4 at No. 5 singles.
- Pati Vedia Sanchez collected the 7-5, 7-5 win at No. 1 singles and Miranda Noor earned the third point for the Bobcats at 6-2, 6-1.
- Anita Ivanova clinched the match victory at No. 4 singles with the 6-3, 7-6 (4) win over Mackenzie McCarthy.
- Caroline Brothers battled back to win at No. 6 singles, 5-7, 6-0, 1-0 (10-4) as Lees-McRae won 5-2 on Monday afternoon.
UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae looks to win the Conference Carolinas regular season title outright with a win over Mount Olive on Friday afternoon in Banner Elk.
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