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Women's Tennis

Women's Tennis Defeats Cardinals in Day Two Matchup

HILTON HEAD, S.C. — The Southern Virginia University women's tennis team dominated day two of the tournament with a 9-0 victory over Catholic University of America.

The number three doubles of Morgan Blount and Alyssa Sewell finished first with a quick 8-0 and were followed by teammates Audrey McBride and Lauren Morrison also earning an 8-0 win. The duo of Rachel Neeleman and Rachel Christensen finished the sweep for the Knights in doubles with an 8-3 victory.

In singles, the Knights closed out the sweep with all six singles defeating their opponents. Singles winners included McBride in the number slot, with the day's longest match winning 7-6, 6-4.

Morrison at the number two battled in the first set collecting a 7-6 win and then pulled away in the second set 6-1.

Neeleman, Christensen, Sewell and Blount each closed out their opponents and helped extend the Knights win-streak to six matches with a 9-0 win.

The Knights head into their final day of play at Hilton Head Saturday, Mar. 16 at 9:00 a.m. against Wooster.

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Players Mentioned

Rachel Christensen

Rachel Christensen

6' 0"
Junior
Audrey McBride

Audrey McBride

5' 6"
Junior
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Lauren Morrison

Lauren Morrison

5' 5"
Senior
Busan, Korea
Rachel Neeleman

Rachel Neeleman

5' 10"
Freshman
Morgan Blount

Morgan Blount

5' 8"
Junior
Alyssa Sewell

Alyssa Sewell

5' 5"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Rachel Christensen

Rachel Christensen

6' 0"
Junior
Audrey McBride

Audrey McBride

5' 6"
Junior
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Lauren Morrison

Lauren Morrison

5' 5"
Senior
Busan, Korea
Rachel Neeleman

Rachel Neeleman

5' 10"
Freshman
Morgan Blount

Morgan Blount

5' 8"
Junior
Alyssa Sewell

Alyssa Sewell

5' 5"
Junior