Lady Eagles go head-to-head with SAC rival Tusculum
March 31, 2014

Lady Eagles go head-to-head with SAC rival Tusculum

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Tusculum (14-1, 5-0 SAC) travels to Eagle Country to take on the Carson-Newman (9-7, 2-3 SAC) women’s tennis team tomorrow at 1 p.m.

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Tusculum (14-1, 5-0 SAC) travels to Eagle Country to take on the Carson-Newman (9-7, 2-3 SAC) women's tennis team tomorrow at 1 p.m.

 

The Eagles tabbed their second conference win last Thursday with a 6-3 final over Brevard. Junior Katie Brown (Douglasville, Ga.) locked down her 11th consecutive singles victory with a 6-1, 6-0 decision in the no. 5 spot.

 

On March 14, C-N swept fellow SAC member Coker 9-0.

 

The Pioneers are currently undefeated in the South Atlantic Conference. They have defeated Anderson 5-4, LMU 8-1, Mars Hill 6-3, Catawba 8-1 and Newberry 6-3.

 

Tusculum's one loss this season was on Feb. 7 against North Georgia in which the Pioneers fell 5-4.

 

Last season, the Eagles lost 7-2 at Tusculum. Stefy Stand (Ecuador) and Patricia Guerreiro (Portugal) claimed C-N's lone doubles point with a 9-8 win over Kate Hutchinson and Adrienne Kaye in the no. 1 spot.

 

Stand later defeated Hutchinson at no. 1 singles 6-3, 6-2 for the Eagles' second point.

 

The Pioneers were awarded a point at no. 6 singles by default. In the no. 5 position, Brooke Sanderson (Evans, Ga.) fought hard before falling to Kaye in a third set tiebreaker 6-1, 1-6, 1-0 (10-4).

 

There will be free t-shirts provided to Eagle patrons at tomorrow's rivalry match while supplies last. The contest will begin at 1 p.m. at the Carson-Newman Tennis Complex.