Badgers Fall to Benedict

ROME, Ga. – The Spring Hill College women's tennis team fell to Benedict, 4-3, during the final day of the SIAC Round-Up at the Rome Tennis Center on Friday.
 
Claire Bosman and Emma Koch clinched the doubles point, 6-4, for the Badgers (3-4, 3-2 SIAC) on court one. Koch would go on to be the only singles point for Spring Hill, aside from a forfeit by the Tigers on court six.
 
SHC's match against Fort Valley State was postponed. The match will be made up during the second SIAC Round-Up in Mobile later this season.
 
Game Details
Date: March 7
Time: 10 a.m. (ET)
Venue (Location): Rome Tennis Center at Berry College (Rome, Ga.)
 
Results
Benedict 4, Spring Hill 3
 
Doubles
1. Claire Bosman / Emma Koch (SHC) def. Patricia Wamba / Tanatswa Musabaeka (BC) 6-4
2. Valerie Essome / Carmen Kpadonou (BC) def. Emma Pager / Romina Kroemer (SHC) 6-2
3. Brooke Powers / Paola Marin Sabao (SHC) win by forfeit
Order of finish: 3, 1, 2
 
Singles
1. Valerie Essome (BC) def. Claire Bosman (SHC) 6-3, 6-2
2. Emma Koch (SHC) def. Divgurjot Singh (BC) 6-1, 6-0
3. Tanatswa Musabaeka (BC) def. Brooke Powers (SHC) 6-3, 7-6 (10-8)
4. Carmen Kpadonou (BC) def. Romina Kroemer (SHC) 6-2, 6-3
5. Patricia Wamba (BC) def. Emma Pager (SHC) 6-1, 6-2
6. Paola Marin Sabao (SHC) wins by forfeit
 
Up Next
The Badgers host Montevallo on Sunday at the Mobile Tennis Center. First serve is set for 1 p.m.
 
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