Winston-Salem, NC-The Salem College tennis team lost a close battle with Emory and Henry in their first match of the season. Deanna Wilkins (Forbush, NC) picked up two wins for the Spirits. Salem is now 0-1 for the season.

"We played a very good Emory and Henry team today," said Head Coach Kevin Fleck. "It was great for our players to compete against highly ranked players to see what we need to work on to get to that level."

"I feel that our team played okay today considering the lack of outdoor practice we had last week due to the weather," said Fleck. "I was pleased to see DeAnna come through with a victory in a toughly fought match by both players. I'm excited about the improvements we will make over the weeks to come. We are looking forward to our matches this weekend against Winston-Salem State and William Peace."

Doubles

#1  Salem - Ashley Koehler/Kerri Morgan loses to E&H - Sveva Mazzari/Chiara Mossi (0-8)

#2  Salem - Andrea Akers/Allie Watkins loses to E&H - Stella Di Michele/Laruen Riner (4-8)

#3  Salem - DeAnna Wilkins/Leia Pruitt defeats E&H - No Player/No Player (default)

Singles

#1  Salem - Andrea Akers loses to E&H - Sveva Mazzari (0-6, 0-6)

#2  Salem - Ashely Koehler loses to E&H - Stella Di Michele (1-6, 0-6)

#3  Salem - Kerri Morgan loses to E&H - Chiara Mossi (0-6, 0-6)

#4  Salem - DeAnna Wilkins defeats E&H - Lauren Riner (5-7, 6-2, 1-0(12))

#5  Salem - Allie Watkins defeats E&H - No Player (default)

#6  Salem - Sam Story defeats E&H - No Player (default)