SWEET BRIAR, Va. – Senior Olayemisi Ogunshina (Baltimore, Md./Wilde Lake) and freshman Kelsie Grice (Hoover, Ala./Charlotte Country Day) recorded singles wins, but the third-seeded Randolph-Macon women's tennis team dropped a 5-2 decision to second-seeded Roanoke in the semifinals of the ODAC Championship.

The Maroons (16-2) were able to pull out all three doubles matches to take a commanding 3-0 lead. Sophomore Angelina Sportelli (Mechanicsville, Va./Lee-Davis) and freshman Toni McDonald (Richmond, Va./Varina) lost a close 9-7 match at No. 1 doubles. Ogunshina and Grice fell 8-5 at No. 2 doubles. 

Ogunshina dominated at No. 4 singles (6-2, 6-0) to narrow the margin to 3-1. Roanoke pulled out a win at No. 6 singles to make it 4-1. Grice had a straight-set victory at No. 2 singles (7-5, 6-3) to cut the deficit to two at 4-2. The Maroons earned a win at No. 3 singles to clinch the victory.

The Yellow Jackets had their win streak end at seven. R-MC finished the year with a 15-6 record.

#2 Roanoke 5, #3 Randolph-Macon 2

Singles

1. Jennifer Antoszyk (RC) vs. Angelina Sportelli (R-MC) unfinished

2. Kelsie Grice (R-MC) def. Briell Smith (RC) 7-5, 6-3

3. Emily Henderson (RC) def. Toni McDonald (R-MC) 6-4, 7-5

4. Olayemisi Ogunshina (R-MC) def. Reed Kegel (RC) 6-2, 6-0

5. Emma Barker (RC) vs. Melissa Tomlin (R-MC) unfinished

6. Haley Goodes (RC) def. Caty-Betz Holcomb (R-MC) 6-0, 6-3

Doubles

1. Jennifer Antoszyk/Briell Smith (RC) def. Angelina Sportelli/Toni McDonald (R-MC) 9-7

2. Emily Henderson/Reed Kegel (RC) def. Kelsie Grice/Olayemisi Ogunshina (R-MC) 8-5

3. Emma Barker/Kristen McDowell (RC) def. Melissa Tomlin/Molly Jesseman (R-MC) 8-1

Match Notes:

Randolph-Macon College 15-6

Roanoke College 16-2

Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (4,6,2,3)

2014 ODAC Women's Seminfinal 2, Match 6

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