MOUNT OLIVE (April 16) – In a tightly contested battle on Wednesday afternoon, the Trojans suffered a 5-2 loss versus Francis Marion in Conference Carolinas action on the road.
With the loss, the University of Mount Olive women's tennis team drops to 8-7 overall behind a 6-2 record in conference play. The Trojans drop their first match in the series since 2019 while boasting a 16-7 record versus the Patriots dating back to 2003. Meanwhile, Francis Marion improves to 8-8 this season with a 6-4 mark in league action.
In the doubles session, the Trojans collected two of three doubles victories to claim the doubles point. In the first position, freshman
Nina Bernier and sophomore
Simone Szovan secured a 6-3 decision over Lara Lanno and Valery Gomez. The sophomore duo
Lara Stamereilers and
Victoria Calle produced a 6-2 win against Sophia Hansen and Fatima Scarlet Hernandez Huerta in the second position, while junior
Alina Esser and senior
Sandra Riecken fell by a 1-6 margin at third doubles versus Kim Venghaus and Maia Warlies Paredes.
Francis Marion captured five of the six singles matches to secure a 5-2 victory over the Trojans on Wednesday. Stamereilers rally fell short to Lanno in the first slot by a 3-6, 6-3, 3-6 margin before Szovan collected a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Hernandez in the second singles. Calle battled in a 2-6, 6-1, 1-6 loss versus Hansen in the third position, but Bernier fell by a 6-7 (3-7), 0-6 margin to Gomez in the fourth slot. At fifth singles, freshman
Julie Jagiella was dealt a 2-6, 2-6 loss versus Venghaus, while freshman
Claudia Cerdan was downed by Warlies with a 6-7 (4-7), 6-3, 0-1 (5-10).
Mount Olive returns to the court on Wednesday, April 18, to face Lees-McRae on the road for its last regular-season match, starting at 1 p.m.
