Roanoke, VA - The annual tennis matchup of arch rivals, Hollins and Sweet Briar was held at the Batten Tennis Center on Thursday afternoon. Hollins used a 3-0 sweep in the doubles matches to take an early advantage.
Hollins #2 doubles team of Madeline Perry (Virginia Beach, VA) and Amelia Verkerk (Chapel Hill, NC) earned the first point of the afternoon for a Hollins team looking for their first conference win of the season. Perry and Verkerk swept the #2 duo from Sweet Briar, 8-0. When the singles matches started, it was once again Hollins that landed the first point when Victoria Coffee (Plano, TX) won, 6-0 and 6-0, at #1 singles. Hollins added singles wins at #4, #5, and #6 to finish off the Vixens with a 7-2 ODAC victory.
With the win, Hollins got off to the start they were looking for in their current five match in six day stretch. Hollins will look to win back to back conference matches when they play host to Guilford College tomorrow afternoon. Tomorrow's match with the Quakers is rescheduled for an earlier postponed match due to the cold and wet start to the spring season.
Hollins University 7, Sweet Briar 2
Apr 02, 2015 at Roanoke, VA
| Singles competition |
| 1. Victoria Coffee (HU) def. Gina Rutledge (SBCWT) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 2. AJ Lukanuski (SBCWT) def. Tiffany Hodges (HU) 6-2, 6-2 |
| 3. Anna Colvin (SBCWT) def. Madeline Perry (HU) 7-5, 6-4 |
| 4. Jhovanna Salmeron (HU) def. Adwoa Sika (SBCWT) 6-1, 6-2 |
| 5. Amelia Verkerk (HU) def. Margaret Raymond (SBCWT) 6-1, 6-0 |
| 6. Htet Myat San (HU) def. Samantha Yew (SBCWT) 6-3, 6-1 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Victoria Coffee/Tiffany Hodges (HU) def. AJ Lukanuski/Gina Rutledge (SBCWT) 8-1 |
| 2. Madeline Perry/Amelia Verkerk (HU) def. Georgia Kirkland/Samantha Yew (SBCWT) 8-0 |
| 3. Jhovanna Salmeron/Htet Myat San (HU) def. Anna Colvin/Adwoa Sika (SBCWT) 8-5 |
| Match Notes |
| Sweet Briar 4-8, 1-4 |
| Hollins University 3-6, 1-2 |
