Battling Bishops Claim Decisive Win Over Salem

Posted: Mar 27, 2023

Score: N.C. Wesleyan 9, Salem 0

Records: N.C. Wesleyan 3-8, 3-0 USA South |Salem 2-6, 0-2 USA South

Next Match:
Salem at William Peace | March 29 | Raleigh, N.C. | 2:00 p.m.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The N.C. Wesleyan tennis team proved why they were the preseason favorites in the USA South Athletic Conference in 2023, making quick work of Salem by a 9-0 margin, when the two teams collided at the Bert Lain Tennis Center on Monday, March 27th.

N.C. Wesleyan picked up its third straight win in league action by opening with a default victory in No. 3 doubles. Teammates Julie Schoorsmans and Elisa Mariotti provided the Battling Bishops with their second point of the afternoon (8-1) in a clash with Salem's Alyson Gammons and Alana Bridges.

The lead moved to 3-0 for N.C. Wesleyan as Kristal Dule and Cristina Mendoza Romero posted an 8-0 win in No. 1 doubles against the pairing of Cadence Durham and Emily Griffis.

Schoorsmans was responsible for the fourth point of the match, first in singles, with a 6-0, 6-0 win against Abrielle Eckenroth in the clash of sixth seeds. Mariotti followed that with the decisive team point, downing fellow No. 2 seed Griffis by scores of 6-0, 6-0.

The sixth point in the match came from Andrea Elaez Miranda, who took down Gammons by margins of 6-0, 6-0, in the fourth-seeded contest. Dule continued the N.C. Wesleyan dominance with a 6-0, 6-0 victory against Durham in the No. 1 singles clash.

One of the final two team points came from Romero, who posted a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Bridges. Meanwhile, teammate Bethan Fothergill emerged with a 6-1, 6-0 victory in No. 5 singles to complete the third sweep of the conference slate for the Battling Bishops.

Singles competition
1. Kristal Dule (NCWW) def. Cadence Durham (SAL) 6-0, 6-0
2. Elisa Mariotti (NCWW) def. Emily Griffis (SAL) 6-0, 6-0
3. C. Mendoza Romero (NCWW) def. Alana Bridges (SAL) 6-0, 6-0
4. Andrea Elaez Miranda (NCWW) def. Alyson Gammons (SAL) 6-0, 6-0
5. Bethan Fothergill (NCWW) def. Ashley Linden (SAL) 6-1, 6-0
6. Julie Schoorsmans (NCWW) def. Abrielle Eckenroth (SAL) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Kristal Dule/C. Mendoza Romero (NCWW) def. Cadence Durham/Emily Griffis (SAL) 8-0
2. Julie Schoorsmans/Elisa Mariotti (NCWW) def. Alyson Gammons/Alana Bridges (SAL) 8-1
3. Bethan Fothergill/Andrea Elaez Miranda (NCWW) def. Team/Team (SAL), by default