BRIDGEWATER, Virginia- The Virginia Wesleyan women's tennis team advanced to the ODAC semifinals after defeating the No. 4 Eagles of Bridgewater College 5-1 in the quarterfinal match. Audrey Bally secured the team win with a pair of 6-1 wins at No. 3 singles.
MATCH INFORMATION
Location: Bridgewater, VA | Mapps Courts
INSIDE THE RESULTS
- Audrey Bally and Alexa Brewster got things done at No. 1 doubles picking up an 8-2 win against the doubles team of Kiser and Hoover.
- Christine Zalameda and Anna Rogers took the No. 2 doubles point winning 8-4 over Crawford and Keister.
- Bridgewater's lone point of the match came at doubles No. 3 as Sophia Bibbo and Shannon Lewes dropped their set 8-3.
- The Marlins went on to claim the first three singles matches to win the match 5-1 and advance to the ODAC Tournament semifinals.
- Alexa Brewster took a 7-5, 6-1 win at No. 1 singles defeating Whitney Kiser. Brewster trailed 4-1 in the first set but rallied back to win7-5. This was the second time Brewster defeated Kiser, as the two met in the fall of 2019 at the Marlin Invitational tournament.
- Zalameda trailed 3-0 in the first set but charged back to win 6-4 in set one and cruised through set two winning 6-1.
- Audrey Bally secured the team victory with a win at No. 3 singles as she picked a pair of 6-1 wins over Rachel Crawford.
UP NEXT
The Marlins await the news of who they will face next as VWU will take on the winner of Washington and Lee and Roanoke who play tomorrow at 11 AM.
