ASHLAND, Va. – Despite Randolph-Macon Women's Tennis dropping a difficult loss at home against Virginia Wesleyan,
Camilla Thurman (Knoxville, Tenn./Knoxville Catholic) secured victories in both her doubles and singles matches.
The Basics
Score: Virginia Wesleyan 6, Randolph-Macon 1
Venue: Ashland, Va. // Banks Tennis Center // Randolph-Macon College
Records: Randolph-Macon (9-7, 5-4 ODAC); Virginia Wesleyan (9-10, 8-1ODAC)
Doubles
Catherine Mowry (Lynchburg, Va./Liberty Christian Academy) and Thurman led the way, as the two seniors picked up a 6-4 win for RMC at first doubles. The pairing has now won three of their last four when matched up together.
Victoria Updike (Richmond, Va./Trinity Episcopal School) and
Meckenzie Letellier (Alexandria, Va./Bishop Ireton) were able to pick up a game at second doubles, while seniors
Layla Gaines (Warsaw, Va./Rappahannock) and
Mary Blair Seward (Claremont, Va./Appomattox Regional Governor's School) were able to do the same.
(RMC) Mowry and Thurman def. (VWU) Mikisha Thomas and Jette Dammeier, 6-4.
(VWU) Tuva Flink and Jette Hafermann def. (RMC) Letellier and Updike, 6-1.
(VWU) Lexi Hackbirth and Zoe Vliegen def. (RMC) Gaines and Seward, 6-1.
Singles
Thurman paced her squad at first singles, as the senior won in an efficient two-set match. Updike fought hard in her match at third singles, winning 11 total games across two sets. Among her just four losses of the season, today's contest was her smallest margin of defeat, as it was back and forth. Mowry also took three-or-more games in each of her two sets, as she finished play at second singles with a 4-6, 3-6 score. Letellier was able to take four games at fourth singles, scoring in each of her two sets, while
Brielle Baughman (East Berlin, Pa./Delone Catholic) stole a game at sixth singles.
(RMC) Thurman def. (VWU) Flink, 7-6, 7-5.
(VWU) Vliegen def. (RMC) Mowry, 6-4, 6-3.
(VWU) Sarah Reich def. (RMC) Updike, 7-6, 7-5.
(VWU) Hafermann def. (RMC) Letellier, 6-3, 6-1.
(VWU) Hackbirth def. (RMC)
Campbell Andrulot (Baldwin, Md./Dulaney), 6-0, 6-0.
(VWU) Dammeier def. (RMC) Baughman, 6-0, 6-1.
Up Next
Randolph-Macon Women's Tennis will play its ODAC Quarterfinal match on Wednesday, April 29, at Virginia Wesleyan in Virginia Beach, Va., with the time to be announced.
