The Emory University women’s tennis team, ranked fourth in
the nation, handed Berry College its first loss of the season with
a 7-2 victory over the Lady Vikings on Saturday.
The Eagles took two of the three doubles matches, getting an 8-3
win from seniors Tshema Nash and Sabra
Rogers in the second doubles match, and an 8-6 win from
freshman Jordan Wylie and senior Sara
Vrabec in the third doubles match. Despite an 8-5
loss in the first doubles match from junior Lorne
McManigle and sophomore Zahra Dawson, the
Eagles would head into singles play leading 2-1.
Nash and Rogers improved to 12-4 in doubles matches together this
season, while Vrabec and Wylie earned the victory in their first
doubles match together this year.
In the singles matches, despite suffering an early 6-2, 6-0 loss
from McManigle in the first singles match, the Eagles would recover
to sweep all of the remaining contests. Dawson won 6-3, 7-6
(5) in the second-singles contest and Wylie earned a straight-set
6-0, 6-4 win in the third singles match. After Nash earned a
6-2, 7-5 win in the fourth singles match, the Eagles picked up a
pair of come-from-behind three-set victories from junior
Lindsay Reidenbach in fifth singles (2-6, 6-3,
6-2) and Vrabec in sixth singles (1-6, 6-2, 6-3).
Vrabec raised her record in singles play to 17-1 overall this
season, including a perfect 16-0 during Emory’s spring dual
matches. McManigle now stands at 13-10, Dawson at 15-7, Wylie
at 17-4, Nash at 19-2 and Reidenbach at 16-5 this year.
The win brings Emory's record to 15-4 this season, while Berry
dropped to 13-1 with the loss. Emory will return to action on
Monday, hosting Division I Mercer College at 3:00 PM.