BRIDGEWATER, Va. – Bridgewater College ended Guilford College’s six-match winning streak with Saturday’s 8-1 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) women’s tennis victory over the visiting Quakers.
Katie Gordon posted a 6-0, 6-1 win over Guilford’s Haley Andrews at first singles and teamed with Katy Bergey for an 8-1 first-doubles triumph over the Quakers’ Natalie Sutton and Kim Kleimeier. Bergey downed Sutton at second singles, 6-1, 6-0. The Eagles (9-4, 7-1 ODAC) claimed each of the six singles contests in straight sets.
Guilford’s victory came at second doubles where the rookie tandem of Andrews and Allison Hewitt scored an 8-6 win over Bridgewater’s Brittany Wilson and Olivia Stone.
Coach Dave McCain’s Quakers (9-8, 6-4 ODAC) club now awaits the announcement of the ODAC Women’s Tennis Tournament, which uses an dual-match format and begins April 21.
Tennis Match Results
Guilford vs Bridgewater
Apr 14, 2012 at Bridgewater, Va.
BC Tennis Courts
Bridgewater – 8
Guilford – 1
Singles competition
1. Katie Gordon (BC) def. Haley Andrews (GC) 6-0, 6-1
2. Katy Bergey (BC) def. Natalie Sutton (GC) 6-1, 6-0
3. Brittany Wilson (BC) def. Kim Kleimeier (GC) 6-2, 6-0
4. Emily Schweitzer (BC) def. Allison Hewitt (GC) 6-1, 6-1
5. Olivia Stone (BC) def. Meredith Shaffer (GC) 6-4, 6-0
6. Ally McConaughy (BC) def. Adelaide Ayres (GC) 6-1, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Katie Gordon/Katy Bergey (BC) def. Natalie Sutton/Kim Kleimeier (GC) 8-1
2. Haley Andrews/Allison Hewitt (GC) def. Brittany Wilson/Olivia Stone (BC) 8-5
3. Ally McConaughy/Emily Schweitzer (BC) def. Adelaide Ayres/Meredith Shaffer (GC) 8-6
Match Notes:
Guilford 9-8, 6-4 ODAC
Bridgewater 9-4, 7-1 ODAC
Old Dominion Athletic Conference match
T-4:30
A-35