Emory, VA - The Roanoke Valley was cold and rainy on Thursday afternoon but the Hollins tennis team traveled to Emory & Henry for an ODAC match.  The weather was perfect for a Hollins team looking to add a conference win and secure their spot in the upcoming ODAC Women's Tennis Championship Tournament.

Hollins wasted no time in taking control of the match by sweeping the three doubles matches and putting the home standing Wasps in a big hole.  In singles play, Hollins once again dominated play, dropping just one of the six individual matchups.  Victoria Coffee (Plano, TX) won for the seventh consecutive match at #1 singles, keeping her perfect April in tact.  Fellow senior Ashley Gao (Pearman, TX) dropped just two games in picking up a win at #5 while Htet Myat San (Mandalay, Myanmar) matched Gao's 6-1 and 6-1 effort at #4.  Amelia Verkerk (Chapel Hill, NC) won her seventh match of her first year campaign with a win at #5 and teamed with Coffee to win at #1 doubles.

With the win Hollins all but assured themselves the number seven seed in the ODAC Tournament.  Hollins still has two more ODAC matches before the quarterfinal round of the tournament and with a chance to move up even further for a team that was picked to finish last in the 12 team league according to the preseason coaches poll.

Hollins will be back on the road tomorrow when they travel to Shenandoah for their final ODAC road match of the season.

Hollins University 8, Emory & Henry 1
Apr 16, 2015 at Emory & Henry College (Richardson Tennis Courts)