GREENSBORO, N.C. – Guilford’s tennis teams opened their spring seasons Friday with 9-0 home wins over Bluefield College.
The Quakers’ women (1-0) won all three doubles matches, including an 8-2 victory at first doubles by Natalie Sutton and Kim Kleimeier. The pair also won in straight sets at fourth and third singles, respectively. The Quakers’ Meredith Shaffer pulled out a 5-7, 6-2, 10-7 win over Bluefield’s Caitlin Allen at sixth singles in the day’s closest match.
Guilford’s men (1-2) were helped by the NAIA Rams’ four-man roster, which resulted in forfeits at third doubles and fifth and sixth singles. The Quakers’ number-one doubles team of Tyler Mercier and Clayton Hamilton cruised to an 8-2 win. Hamilton picked up an 8-3 victory at second singles. Freshman Turner Votipka claimed an 8-2 first-singles triumph.
Guilford’s men and women host Greensboro College Sunday (2/11) at 1:00 p.m.
Women’s Tennis Match Results
Bluefield vs Guilford
Feb 10, 2012 at Greensboro, NC
(McMichael Centennial Class Courts)
Guilford – 9
Bluefield – 0
Singles competition
1. Haley Andrews (GC) def. Casey Germain (BLU) 6-4, 7-6 (9-7)
2. Allison Hewitt (GC) def. Leslie Williams (BLU) 6-0, 6-2
3. Kim Kleimeier (GC) def. Erika Creger (BLU) 6-1, 6-1
4. Natalie Sutton (GC) def. Kalyn Dolan (BLU) 6-2, 6-1
5. Dominique Crespo (GC) def. Julie Austin (BLU) 6-4, 6-4
6. Meredith Shaffer (GC) def. Caitlin Allen (BLU) 5-7, 6-2, 10-7
Doubles competition
1. Kim Kleimeier/Natalie Sutton (GC) def. Casey Germain/Leslie Williams (BLU) 8-2
2. Haley Andrews/Allison Hewitt (GC) def. Erika Creger/Kalyn Dolan (BLU) 8-1
3. Dominique Crespo/Adelaide Ayres (GC) def. Julie Austin/Caitlin Allen (BLU) 8-4
Match Notes:
Bluefield 0-1
Guilford 1-0
Nonconference match
T-3:30
A-25
Men’s Tennis Match Results
Bluefield vs Guilford
Feb 10, 2012 at Greensboro, NC
(McMichael Centennial Class Courts)
Guilford – 9
Bluefield – 0
Singles competition
1. Turner Votipka (GC) def. Jordan Owens (BLU) 8-2
2. Clayton Hamilton (GC) def. Chas Stonestreet (BLU) 8-3
3. Charlie Smith (GC) def. Matt Moore (BLU) 8-3
4. Colin Rapp (GC) def. Tyler Estep (BLU) 8-0
5. Mark Cheong (GC) def. No player (BLU), by forfeit
6. Blake Brown (GC) def. No player (BLU), by forfeit
Doubles competition
1. Tyler Mercier/Clayton Hamilton (GC) def. Jordan Owens/Chas Stonestreet (BLU) 8-2
2. Colin Rapp/Charlie Smith (GC) def. Matt Moore/Tyler Estep (BLU) 8-0
3. Turner Votipka/Ben Nelson (GC) def. No player/No player (BLU), by forfeit
Match Notes:
Bluefield 0-1
Guilford 1-2
nonconference match
T-2:20
A-25