ASHLAND, Va. – Victoria Updike (Richmond, Va./Trinity Episcopal School) and Meckenzie Letellier (Alexandria, Va./Bishop Ireton) won their matches at third and fourth singles, respectively, to lead the Lemon and Black.

The Basics
 
Score: Virginia State 5, Randolph-Macon 2
Venue: Ashland, Va. // Randolph-Macon College // Banks Tennis Center 
Records: Randolph-Macon (6-5, 3-2 ODAC); Virginia State (7-7, 6-3 CIAA)

Doubles
 
Catherine Mowry (Lynchburg, Va./Liberty Christian Academy) and Camilla Thurman (Knoxville, Tenn./Knoxville Catholic) racked up three games at first doubles to lead the team. The first doubles pairing has taken multiple games in six of their nine matches played together this season. Letellier and Updike were also able to get on the board, as the duo swiped a game at second doubles.
 
(VS) Sky Carter and Nyla Terrell def. (RMC) Mowry and Thurman, 6-3.
(VS) Leilana Hereford and Makensie Pago def. (RMC) Letellier and Updike, 6-1.
(VS) Damita Bollers and Alexcie Burros def. (RMC) Madison Barrick (Desert Hot Springs, Calif./Palm Springs) and Layla Gaines (Warsaw, Va./Rappahannock), 6-0.
 
Singles
 
At third singles, Updike secured a victory in two sets. Letellier followed suit with a victory at fourth singles, as she came through in the clutch win in a tiebreak. Both Thurman and Salomea Tchantouridze (Barre, Vt./U-32) won a total of six games in each of their matches, as Thurman posted four in the first set, while Tchantouridze posted four in the second. Barrick won three games at fifth singles and Mowry rounded out the scoring with a game in each of her two sets. Both Letellier and Updike have won four of their past five matches, thanks to the wins against Virginia State.
 
(VS) Hereford def. (RMC) Thurman, 6-4, 6-2.
(VS) Carter def. (RMC) Mowry, 6-1, 6-1.
(RMC) Updike def. (VS) Pago, 6-3, 6-4.
(RMC) Letellier def. (VS) Bollers, 4-6, 6-3, 10-3.
(VS) Burrows def. (RMC) Barrick, 6-1, 6-2.
(VS) Taryn Toomer def. (RMC) Tchantouridze, 6-2, 6-4.
 
Up Next

Women's Tennis hosts Trinity Washington on Thursday, April 9 at 3:00 p.m. for its next contest.