SHREVEPORT, LA – The Lady Kangaroos from Austin College continued their winning ways and picked up a coveted conference victory in the process.
The AC Women's Netters travelled to Centenary College in their last weekend of competition prior to conference championships and put on a performance as strong as any this year.
Doubles started out strong for the 'Roos as Carlye Lide/Katie Barber downed their opponents on third doubles 8-0. Soon to follow were Meghan White/Grace Ortiz on Line 1, winning 8-3, and Kate Willis/Magan Green winning 8-2 on Court 2.
The momentum carried into singles for Austin College as three women's tennis players notched "double-bagels" on lines 4-6. Willis and Ortiz dropped only 1 game in their matches on lines 2 and 3, and Meghan White fought off a strong second-set surge from her opponent, taking the match 6-1, 6-3.
Women's Tennis closes out their season on a six-match win streak and 8-4 overall going into the SCAC Tournament. Play begins on Friday, April 24th in Georgetown, TX.
Austin College 9, Centenary College 0
April 18, 2015
Shreveport, LA
Centenary College Tennis Courts
Singles
1. Meghan White (AC) def. Lauren Beurlot (CC) 6-1, 6-3
2. Kate Willis (AC) def. Katy Cornwell (CC) 6-1, 6-0
3. Grace Ortiz (AC) def. Kaitlyn Alexander (CC) 6-0, 6-1
4. Anamariia Kheveli (AC) def. Nicole Martinez (CC) 6-0, 6-0
5. Carlye Lide (AC) def. Gemma Zuniga (CC) 6-0, 6-0
6. Magan Green (AC) def. Kayla Evans (CC) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
1. M. White/Ortiz (AC) def. Cornwell/Alexander (CC) 8-3
2. Willis/Green (AC) def. Buerlot/Martinez (CC) 8-2
3. Lide/Barber (AC) def. Zuniga/Evann (AC) 8-0
Match Notes
Austin College: 8-4 (1-3)
Centenary College:
Order of Finish: Doubles (3, 1, 2) Singles (5, 4, 2, 3, 6, 1)