ANNVILLE, PA – The Southern Virginia University women's tennis team traveled to Lebanon Valley College for the first meeting between the two programs, with the Knights falling 4-3 in a closely contested match.
Lebanon Valley opened the match by securing the doubles point. Lucy Dalgleish and Erika Read earned a 6-2 victory at No. 2 doubles, but the Dutchmen took the remaining doubles matches to take an early 1-0 lead.
The Knights battled back in singles play, earning three victories. Tally Johnston picked up a win at No. 2 singles in a tiebreaker, while Dalgleish earned the victory at No. 3 singles. Taylor Harker added another win at No. 4 singles.
Erika Read fought hard at No. 1 singles, rallying to force a decisive tiebreaker after dropping the opening set. However, she ultimately fell in a close finish, and Lebanon Valley went on to earn a 4-3 team victory.
Southern Virginia will travel west on Friday, Oct. 2, to compete at the University of Pikeville. The Knights will face Pikeville at 10 a.m. before taking on King University at 1 p.m.
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