MOUNT OLIVE (March 15) – In the second Conference Carolinas match of this season on Saturday afternoon, the Trojans picked up a 6-1 victory over Shorter in Conference Carolinas action at the John Neal Walker Tennis Center. The two teams met for the first time after Shorter joined Conference Carolinas this year, after being part of the Gulf South Conference.
With the win, the University of Mount Olive women's tennis team earned their third straight win to improve to 3-4 overall behind a 2-0 record in conference play. Meanwhile, Shorter drops to 0-4 this season with a 0-2 mark in conference action.
The Trojans swept all three matches to claim the point in the doubles session. In the first position, sophomore
Simone Szovan and freshman
Nina Bernier secured a fast 6-1 decision in only 22 minutes over Sharick Guiza Hernandez and Laura Martín. The sophomore duo of
Lara Stamereilers and
Victoria Calle produced a 6-0 win in 24 minutes against Sofia Arellano and Sydney Wright in the second position, while junior
Alina Esser and senior
Sandra Riecken delivered a 6-1 decision in 21 minutes at third doubles versus Katrice Ferrell and Danielle Hernandez.
Mount Olive captured five of the six singles matches to secure a 6-1 victory over the Hawks on Saturday. Stamereilers rallied to defeat Guiza in the first slot by a 6-2, 6-4 margin before freshman
Claudia Cerdan battled in the only loss with a 1-6, 4-6 decision to Arellano in the second singles. Szovan claimed the clinching point with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Martin in the third position, while Calle won by a 6-4, 6-0 margin against Wright in the fourth slot. At fifth singles, Bernier recorded a 6-0, 6-1 win over Hernadez, while freshman
Julie Jagiella claimed the sixth point with a 6-0, 6-0 decision within only 39 minutes against Ferell.
Mount Olive returns to the court on Thursday, March 20, to face Catawba at the John Neal Walker Tennis Center.
