MOBILE, Ala. – The Spring Hill College women's tennis team split a pair of matches against Savannah State (4-3) and LeMoyne-Owen (7-0) during the opening day of the SIAC Round-Up at the Copeland-Cox (Mobile) Tennis Center on Thursday.
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The Badgers suffered a 4-3 loss to Savannah State to open the day. Spring Hill was able to secure the doubles point, with
Claire Bosman and
Brooke Powers winning their match 6-2, and
Emma Koch and
Paola Marin Sabao winning 6-1.
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Powers and
Alicia Wilson were able to secure wins in singles play, but it wasn't enough for SHC to get over the hump.
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In their second match of the day, the Badgers swept LeMoyne-Owen 7-0. Bosman and Powers had a clean sweep in doubles, winning 6-0. Koch and Marin Sabao also had a clean sweep in doubles play.
Emma Pager and
Danielle Day brought home a doubles victory, winning their match 6-2.
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Marin Sabao continued her clean sweep in singles play, not dropping a point. Koch, Wilson, Pager, Powers, and Bosman all won their singles games also.
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Match Details
Date: Feb. 8
Time: 9 a.m. / 1 p.m.
Venue(Location): Copeland-Cox (Mobile) Tennis Center (Mobile, Ala.)
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Results
Savannah State 4, Spring Hill 3
Records: Spring Hill (1-2, 0-1 SIAC), Savannah State University (1-0, 1-0 SIAC)
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Doubles:
1.
Claire Bosman/
Brooke Powers (SHC) def. Madeleine Nolan/Padmasree Murugan (SSU) 6-2
2. Amarlia Benn /Gabrielle Benn (SSU) def.
Danielle Day/
Emma Pager (SHC) 6-3
3.
Emma Koch/
Paola Marin Sabao (SHC) def. Sunzahra Banks/Jharia Webster (SSU) 6-1
Order of finish: 3, 1, 2
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Singles:
1. Gabrielle Brenn (SSU) def.
Emma Koch (SHC) 6-3, 6-2
2. Madelaine Nolan (SSU) def.
Claire Bosman (SHC) 7-6, 7-6, 10-7
3.
Brooke Powers (SHC) def. Amarlia Benn (SSU) 6-1, 6-1
4. Padmasree Murugan (SSU) def.
Emma Pager (SHC) 7-5, 6-2
5. Sunzahra Banks (SSU) def.
Paola Marin Sabao (SHC) 6-4, 7-6
6.
Alicia Wilson (SHC) def. Chazmin Yokley (SSU) 7-5, 4-6, 10-8
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Spring Hill 7, LeMoyne-Owen 0
Records: Spring Hill (2-2, 1-1 SIAC), LeMoyne-Owen (0-1, 0-1 SIAC)
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Doubles:
1.
Claire Bosman/
Brooke Powers (SHC) def. Taylor Frierson/Kelsey McNeal (LOC) 6-0
2.
Danielle Day/
Emma Pager (SHC) def. Chido Chimbetete/Lar'Rie King (LOC) 6-2
3.
Emma Koch/
Paola Marin Sabao (SHC) def. Braelyn Miller/Carmen Abark (LOC) 6-0
Order of finish: 3, 1, 2
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Singles:
1.
Emma Koch (SHC) def. Kelsey McNeal (LOC) 6-1, 6-0
2.
Claire Bosman (SHC) def. Taylor Frierson (LOC) 6-2, 6-0
3.
Brooke Powers (SHC) def. Chito Chimbetete (LOC) 6-1, 6-0
4.
Emma Pager (SHC) def. Lar'Rie King (LOC) 6-1, 6-1
5.
Paola Marin Sabao (SHC) def. Carmen Abark 6-0, 6-0
6.
Alicia Wilson (SHC) def. Braelyn Miller (LOC) 6-1, 6-0
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Match Notes
- Powers secured her second singles win of the season.
- Wilson won her first two singles matches of the season.
- The Badgers earned their first sweep over an opponent since March 31, 2023.
- The sweep also marked the second in a row against LeMoyne-Owen.
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They said it
Head Coach John Dotson
On the match
"The Ladies played a tough match against SSU, losing 4-3. It came down to No. 2 singles losing a third-set tie breaker. The girls had great effort! The last match was against a vastly improved LOC,
Brooke Powers scored her second singles win of the day!
Claire Bosman and
Emma Pager both played exceptionally well."
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Up Next
Spring Hill will host day two of the SIAC Round-Up on Friday, with matches against Benedict, Fort Valley State and Edward Waters.
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