ROANOKE, Va. – The Shenandoah University women's tennis team dominated from start to finish Wednesday afternoon in an 8-1 ODAC victory at Hollins University.
Shenandoah (5-6, 2-3 ODAC) swept all three doubles matches and then won five of six in singles to dispatch Hollins (3-3, 1-3).
IN BRIEF
The
Erin Talko/
Kelly Hudak and
Allison Cherwien/
Jada Lewis duos both won at love, Talko and Hudak at No. 3 and Cherwien/Lewis at No. 2 to put SU up, 2-0.
Jahveesha Combs and
Lily Kimble then completed the doubles with an 8-2 victory at No. 1.
Combs, the Hornets normal No. 1 singles player, was given the rest of the afternoon off with the remainder of the lineup moving up one spot from their usual spots.
Kimble, playing No. 3, won at love to bring Shenandoah to within one point of the match-clinching victory. Talko got that win, following Kimble off the court with a 6-0, 6-1 triumph and giving SU a second ODAC win of the season.
Lewis won 6-1, 6-1 at No. 4,
Madison Shawver 6-1, 6-2 at No. 6 and Hudak 6-1, 6-4 at No. 2 to put the finishing touches on the victory.
UP NEXT
Shenandoah continues this road trip this weekend with a 1 p.m. Saturday match at Randolph.
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