Raleigh, NC-The Salem College tennis team traveled to Virginia and Raleigh this weekend to play Chowan and Meredith. Chowan won 9-0 against Salem, and Meredith defeated the Spirits 8-1. Salem falls to 1-5 overall.
In the Chowan match, Deanna Wilkins and Ayla Pruitt played the closest doubles match at #3 doubles. They dropped an 8-4 match to Straffai Cleveland and Natalia Andrade. Pruitt also played the closest singles match as she fell 8-3 at #6 singles.
Kerri Morgan won the only match of the weekend for Salem. She defeated Mack Thompson of Meredith at #4 singles (6-3, 6-1).
Salem returns to action on April 4th in their biggest match of the year as they host conference foe Agnes Scott at 2:00.
Meredith 8, Salem 1
Mar 29, 2015 at RALEIGH, N.C. (Meredith Tennis Courts)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Ran Zhang (MER) def. Andrea Akers (SAL) 6-0, 6-2 |
| 2. Caroline Hunt (MER) def. Ashley Koehler (SAL) 6-0, 6-1 |
| 3. Cailin Goff (MER) def. Deanna Wilkins (SAL) 6-1, 6-3 |
| 4. Kerri Morgan (SAL) def. Mack Thompson (MER) 6-3, 6-1 |
| 5. Jacqueline Benton (MER) def. Samantha Story (SAL) 6-2, 7-6 (7-2) |
| 6. Mary Katherine Fagan (MER) def. Ayla Pruitt (SAL) 6-0, 6-2 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Catherine Bryant/Ran Zhang (MER) def. Andrea Akers/Kerri Morgan (SAL) 8-6 |
| 2. Caroline Hunt/Jacqueline Benton (MER) def. Ashley Koehler/Allie Watkins (SAL) 8-2 |
| 3. Cailin Goff/Mack Thompson (MER) def. Deanna Wilkins/Ayla Pruitt (SAL) 8-1 |