The Emory University women’s tennis team, ranked first among NCAA Division III teams, bounced back from a loss last week with a 9-0 win over Berry College at the Woodruff P.E. Center on Monday.

The shutout was the fourth of the year for the Eagles, and the team’s second in the last three matches.

Emory opened up play by sweeping all three doubles matches for the third straight match and 11^th time overall this season.  In first doubles, Lorne McManigle and Gabrielle Clark earned an 8-3 win over Kendal Ruffner and Marina LeBrao.  Playing in the second doubles match, Brenna Kelly and Malavika Padmanabhan claimed an 8-4 win over Caitlin Smith and Laura Cunningham.  Zahra Dawson and Taylor Brandt rounded out doubles play with an 8-0 victory over Keri McGinnis and Rachel Sandoval.

Emory would continue its dominance in singles play, winning all six matches in straight sets.  Playing in the first singles match, McManigle claimed a 6-1, 6-3 win over LeBrao, while Dawson earned a 6-2, 6-2 win in the second singles match over Ruffner.  Padmanabhan was victorious over Cunningham, 6-1, 6-0, in the third doubles contest, and Laura Callava added on a point with a 6-1, 6-1 win in the fourth match over Smith.  Capping off the win, Brandt beat Liz Stepp 6-0, 6-1 in the fifth match, and Kelly earned a 6-1, 6-0 win over McGinnis in sixth singles.

Emory improved to 15-3 on the season with the victory, while Berry fell to 11-6 with the loss.  The Eagles will be back on the court on Saturday, as Emory will take on NCAA Division II member Clayton State University in Morrow, GA at 1:00 PM.