Dominance on the court pushes C-N to best start since 2016
A pair of match point forfeitures aided Carson-Newman women’s tennis in a 7-0 sweep of King at the Knoxville Racquet Club on Sunday.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A pair of match point forfeitures aided Carson-Newman women's tennis in a 7-0 sweep of King at the Knoxville Racquet Club on Sunday.
With only five available players, No. 6 singles and a doubles match was gifted to C-N before opening serve. It is the second 7-0 sweep in as many days for the Eagles, who move to 3-1 overall on the season.
Through the first four matches, C-N's positive record matches its best since 2016 which saw the team finish with a 14-6 record.
Opening doubles play saw the pairings of Tash Forrest (Jersey, United Kingdom) and Hannah Price (Knoxville, Tenn.) and Ukrainians Alisa Liashova and Anita Chornei earn 6-0 routs over the Tornado to push the lead to 1-0.
Five singles matches played indoors in Knoxville saw five consecutive victories. In all, the Tornado earned five games victories across five contests, respectively.
Chornei and Klara Vuckovic (Germany) finished with 6-0, 6-0 sweeps at Nos. 3 and 5 singles.
Sophomore Ana Carla Resende (Minas Gerais, Brazil) won 6-0, 6-1, while Price and Forrest each won 6-0, 6-2.
Across both matches this weekend the ladies showed dominance on the hard courts. Accounting for both contests, no singles player lost more than five games on the weekend with Resende only dropping a lone game in four sets played.
King moves to 1-5 on the season with the defeat, respectively.
A five-day break sees C-N get some well-needed rest before traveling to Division I foe Austin Peay on Friday. The Eagles' first dual match road contest is set for 11 a.m. in Clarksville, Tenn.
