GOLDEN SUNS SOAR PAST GOLDEN EAGLES
February 11, 2018
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas Tech women's tennis opened the 2018 spring season on Monday with a 9-0 victory over John Brown. The Golden Suns have won four consecutive season opening matches.
UP NEXT
• Arkansas Tech returns to the court on Saturday, Feb. 17, as the Suns host Missouri Western State at Chartwells Women's Sports Complex. The non-conference match is scheduled for 10 a.m.
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Suns started the day by sweeping doubles play. Katharina Drebka and Teresa Sanchez combined for an 8-1 win in No. 1 doubles.
• Annabel Rowlands and Kami Ward, the seventh-ranked doubles team in the Division II Central Region, followed with an 8-1 win in No. 2 doubles.
• All six singles players for Arkansas Tech won the first set, including five 6-0 victories.
• Megan Bell earned the first singles victory of the day, defeating JBU's Natalie Mollan in straight sets in No. 6 singles.
• Julia Schoch closed out the day with a 6-2, 6-0 victory in No. 4 singles.
MATCH BREAKDOWN
• (No. 1 Doubles) – Drebka/T. Sanchez d. Eva Berry/Grace Cusick 8-1
• (No. 2 Doubles) – Ward/Rowlands d. Julia McNeill/Clare Holden 8-1
• (No. 3 Doubles) – Alejandra Sanchez/Katie Harris d. Clare Griffin/Natalie Mollan 8-3
• (No. 1 Singles) – Drebka d. Berry 6-0, 6-0
• (No. 2 Singles) – Ward d. Cusick 6-0, 6-0
• (No. 3 Singles) – T. Sanchez d. McNeill 6-0, 6-0
• (No. 4 Singles) – Julia Schoch d. Holden 6-2, 6-0
• (No. 5 Singles) – Harris d. Griffin 6-0, 6-1
• (No. 6 Singles) – Megan Bell d. Mollan 6-0, 6-0
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