March 25, 2026

Eagles look to stack more wins with #34 Anderson and #9 Wingate on deck

On their first win streak since the start of the season, Carson-Newman Women’s Tennis will try to defend their home court against two visiting SAC opponents.

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – On their first win streak since the start of the season, Carson-Newman Women's Tennis will try to defend their home court against two visiting SAC opponents.

Carson-Newman has found a groove over the past few matches, dominating both Coker and E&H in 4-0 sweeps. The Eagles are 5-7 on the year and 2-3 in conference action after the past week.

They will try and take that confidence into two challenging conference matches. #34 Anderson is up first on March 26^th, and the Trojans have been stout this season. Anderson is 13-3 overall and 4-2 in conference play. They are tied as the 4^th best team in the SAC.

Anderson is coming off a loss to the #9 Bulldogs where they challenged Wingate to a 4-2 decision. Alexandria Braithwaite at first singles and Ensley Collins at the fifth spot were the two wins for AU.

Collins will be a challenge for the bottom of C-N's lineup. The sophomore is 12-1 and has played in every spot for Anderson in the singles lineup aside from 6. She has won her last three singles matches in a row. Westlyn Morris has been solid at six for the Trojans, at 7-1 in the final lineup spot.

As for doubles, Collins and Kate Johnson are a perfect 5-0 in doubles; they are 4-0 at third doubles and 1-0 at first doubles.

Lucky for C-N, Leah McBride and Mar Fraile have played solid of late, winning their last two matches and owning a 4-5 record. Hala Awad has been consistent for C-N at first singles with a 6-1 record. The freshman Kerrigan Spiers has also found success over the last two matches, posting a pair of wins in singles.

In the 16 all-time matches between the two teams, C-N has lost ten. However, the Eagles carry a two-match historical win streak into this contest. Last season, the C-N took a 4-2 win in Anderson.

As for the #9 Bulldogs, Wingate is 11-3 overall and an unblemished 6-0 in conference play. They have won the last three matches in a row, but dropped two points to both Anderson and Newberry in that stretch.

Anastasiia Oktiabreva is the #34 singles player in Division II and is 6-6 in her singles matches. Claudia Vallejos is 5-5 in the second singles slot, while Fernanda Castillo is 6-2 at third singles.

As for doubles, the third doubles pair of Mariia Bobrovska and Vallejos has been really good, with a 10-1 record this season. Their only loss came to Columbus State four matches ago.

C-N will be looking for its first-ever win against the Bulldogs in what will be the 20^th all-time matchup between the two. Last season, the Bulldogs swept the Eagles 4-0 in North Carolina.

First serve against the Trojans is scheduled for 11:00 AM at the Buddy Catlett Tennis Complex. For updates, follow @CN_Eagles on X and Instagram, or check cneagles.com for full coverage.

Team Stats

Game Statistics	#34 Anderson (S.C.)	Carson-Newman
Score	1	4

Doubles

Hala Awad / Abinaya Sweeton def. Grace Weaver / Elena Ronconi 6-3
Kira Baacke / Maria del Mar Sarda def. Alex Braithwaite / Taylor Hendrick 6-1
Mar Fraile / Leah McBride def. Gigi Sompayrac / Ensley Collins 5-4

Singles

Hala Awad def. Alex Braithwaite 6-3 , 6-1
Kerrigan Spiers def. Gigi Sompayrac FINAL - UNFINISHED
Maria del Mar Sarda def. Elena Ronconi 6-0 , 6-3
Ensley Collins def. Sindija Manovska 6-2 , 6-1
Leah McBride def. Mara Opre 6-2 , 6-3
Abinaya Sweeton def. Westlyn Morris FINAL - UNFINISHED

Team Stats

Game Statistics	#24 Wingate	Carson-Newman
Score	4	2

Doubles

Hala Awad / Abinaya Sweeton def. Anastasia Oktiabreva / Daniela Kotara 6-4
Fernanda Castillo / Honomi Wantanbe def. Kira Baacke / Maria del Mar Sarda 6-4
Claudia Vallejos / Mariia Bobrovska def. Mar Fraile / Leah McBride 7-5