WARNER ROBINS, Ga. – The Spring Hill College women's tennis team knocked off Benedict College for the first time ever to open play in the SIAC Tennis Round-Up.
 
Benedict looked to be in control following a dominant performance in doubles play. Benedict's Olivia Simms and Gabriela Zeyala beat Spring Hill's Rebecca Pearlman and Mary Roane 6-1  while  Beverly Matsine and Karina Izacova knocked off Jamie Martin and Mary Grace Sullivan 6-3.
 
However, due to a pair of forfeit matches in singles play, Spring Hill took a 2-1 lead prior to the start of singles play.
 
The Tigers knotted the score early in singles play behind a 6-1, 6-0 win from Izakova over Sullivan, but the Badgers vaulted back into the lead behind a 6-1, 6-2 win from Pearlman over Simms.
 
Benedict again tied the score of the match after a dramatic 2-6, 6-7, 15-13 win from Matsine over Martin.
 
The match came down to the contest between Spring Hill's Macinley Chastain and Benedict's Zeyala. When the dust settled, Chastain had prevailed in straight sets 6-1, 6-1 to hand her squad the match victory.
 
The team was in competition against Tuskegee when the match was suspended. The squads will resume play tomorrow.
 
Spring Hill 4, Benedict 3
 
Doubles
1. Matine/Izakova (B) def. Martin/Sullivan (S) 6-3
2. Simms/Zeyala (B) def. Pearlman/Roane (S) 6-1
3. Chastain/Carrada (S) – Win by forfeit
 
Singles
1. Beverly Matsine (B) def. Jamie Martin (S) 6-2, 7-6, 15-13
2. Karina Izacova (B) def. Mary Grace Sullivan (S) 6-1, 6-0
3. Rebecca Pearlman (S) def. Olivia Simms (B) 6-1, 6-2
4. Macinley Chastain (S) def. Gabriela Zeyala (B) 6-1, 6-1
5. Mary Roane (S) – Win by forfeit
6. Omega Davison (S) – Win by forfeit