COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Spring Hill College (SHC) women's tennis team finished the final days of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Inter-Divisional Round Up at the Parklawn Tennis Courts with a 1-3 record on Friday and Saturday. The Badgers lost 7-0 to host Benedict College, fell 5-4 to Fort Valley State University, then rebounded for an 8-0 victory over LeMoyne-Owen College and closed the week with a 6-0 loss to Tuskegee University.

Friday morning the Badgers trailed Benedict by a 3-0 score after doubles play and the Tigers secured the victory with wins on the Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 6 singles courts.

Singles:
1.  Karla Flores (BC) def. Maria Hastings Oro (SHC) 6-2, 6-2
2.  Esther Zelaya (BC) def. Elizabeth Peters (SHC) 6-0, 6-0
3.  Daniella Rios (BC) def. Kate Sotolongo (SHC) 6-1, 6-0
4.  Heather Sutton (SHC) vs. Justin Camacho (BC), 2-6, 0-3 DNF
5.  Megan Gietl (SHC) vs. Juliet Campbell (BC) 0-6, 3-3 DNF
6.  Adrienna Milow (BC) def. Allison Gmelich (SHC) 10-7

Doubles:
1.   Zelaya/Rios (BC) def. Hastings Oro/Peters (SHC) 8-3
2.   Floros/Camacho (BC) def. Sutton/Gietl (SHC) 8-2
3.   Campbell/Milow (BC) def. Gmelich/Sotolongo (SHC) 8-2

Friday afternoon Fort Valley State held a 2-1 lead after doubles play, but the Badgers battled back to tie the score at 4-4 before a tiebreaker loss on No. 4 singles court sent the Badgers down to defeat.

Singles:
1.  Maria Hastings Oro (SHC) def. A. Stalling (FVSU) 0-6, 7-5 (10-7)
2.  G. Louis (FVSU) def. Elizabeth Peters (SHC) 6-0, 6-1
3.  N. Simpkins (FVSU) def. Kate Sotolongo (SHC) 6-0, 6-0
4.  V. Bolar (FVSU) def. Heather Sutton (SHC) 7-6, 6-3, (1-0)
5.  Megan Gietl (SHC) def. L. Young (FVSU) 6-0, 6-1
6.  Allison Gmelich (SHC) def. A. Hayes (FVSU) 6-4, 6-0

Doubles:
1.   Louis/Stalling (FVSU) def. Hastings Oro/Peters (SHC) 8-6
2.   Bolar/Simpkins (BC) def. Sutton/Gietl (SHC) 8-2
3.   Gmelich/Sotolongo (SHC) def. Hayes/Young 8-5

Friday night SHC swept all eight courts played versus LeMoyne-Owen with the No. 2 singles court not playing.

Singles:
1.  Maria Hastings Oro (SHC) def. Bianca Henderson (LOC) 7-1
2.  Elizabeth Peters (SHC) vs. Lashayah Washington (LOC), DNP
3.  Kate Sotolongo (SHC) def. Lauryn Joiner (LOC) 7-0
4.  Heather Sutton (SHC) def. Keyaira Shumpert (LOC) 7-2
5.  Megan Gietl (SHC) def. Dereka Johnson (LOC) 6-0, 6-0
6.  Allison Gmelich (SHC) def. n/a (LOC), by walkover

Doubles:
1.   Hastings Oro/Peters (SHC) def. Henderson/Washington (LOC) 8-1
2.   Sutton/Gietl (SHC) def. Joiner/Shumpert (LOC) 8-2
3.   Gmelich/Sotolongo (SHC) def. n/a (LOC), by walkover

Finally, on Saturday morning the Badgers lost 6-0 to Tuskegee with a 3-0 loss in doubles play and singles losses at courts Nos. 1, 2 and 5.

Singles:
1.  Reicia North (TU) def. Maria Hastings Oro (SHC) 6-2, 6-0
2.  Kimberly Bowen (TU) def. Elizabeth Peters (SHC) 6-1, 6-0
3.  Taylor Wilson (TU) vs. Kate Sotolongo (SHC) 6-0, 3-3 DNF
4.  Kayla Triche (TU) vs. Heather Sutton (SHC) 6-4, 2-1 DNF
5.  Navilla Paul (TU) def. Megan Gietl (SHC) 6-2, 6-0
6.  Cheryl Dixon (TU) vs. Allison Gmelich (SHC) 6-1 DNF

Doubles:
1.   Bowen/North (TU) def. Hastings Oro/Peters (SHC) 8-0
2.   Wilson/Triche (TU) def. Sutton/Gietl (SHC) 8-3
3.   Paul/Dixon (TU) def. Gmelich/Sotolongo (SHC) 8-2

A fifth match versus Clark Atlanta University was postponed and will be made up at a date yet to be determined.

Spring Hill (4-6, 3-4 SIAC) will travel to New Orleans, La., on Friday to face non-conference rival the Loyola University Wolf Pack (0-4) at 3 p.m. in Audubon Park.