The Lady Tigers dropped the doubles point after losing at the No. 2 and No. 3 position.  SSU’s doubles duo of Tiffany Williams and Bria Burrows fell to Wofford’s doubles duo of Lauren Reid and Samantha Russell 6-1 at the No. 2 doubles position, while Jennyfer Vivas fell to WU’s doubles duo of Taylor Carlson and Catherine Martin 6-1 at the No. 3 doubles position.

SSU’s doubles duo of Elizabeth and Rachida Kateb was trailing 5-2 to Wofford’s doubles duo Cassidy Hicks and Kalli Karas when the doubles point was decided.

Geronimo, playing at the No. 1 singles position, came the closest in playing a tiebreaker set and fell to Martin 7-6 (5) in the first set and 7-5 in the second set.  Kateb fell to Hicks at the No. 2 singles position 6-0, 6-0 and Vivas fell to Karas 6-1, 6-2 at the No. 3 singles position. 

Burrows fell to Reid 6-0, 6-0 at the No. 4 singles position, while Williams fell to Russell 6-0, 6-0 at the No. 5 singles position.  The Lady Tigers did not fill the No. 6 singles position, so Carlson won by default.

The Lady Tigers travel to Hilton Head, S.C., to face George Mason Monday at 10 a.m. before returning home to face Illinois State on Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the Tiger Tennis Courts.

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Phoenix Fly Past Lady Eagles

ELON, N.C. – Senior Aissa Muamba was winning her singles match but was not able to complete the victory when play was stopped in her second set after host Elon University clinched a 4-0 non-conference victory over North Carolina Central University on Saturday afternoon at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center.

The Phoenix improved to 5-8 overall with their third straight win. The Lady Eagles were unable to win for a second straight day in dipping to 1-6.

Muamba cruised to a 6-0 opening set victory but was trailing 3-0 in the second set when her match was halted against sophomore Erica Braschi. It has the potential to be another quality win for Muamba as Brashi had the only winning singles record for Elon entering the dual match.

The Phoenix took the doubles point with 6-3 and 6-1 wins on courts two and three.

Sophomore No. 2 Olivia Lucas (4-8), freshman No. 5 Maria Paraja (4-3) and sophomore No. 6 Kamilla Beisenova (2-3) all won in straight sets to clinch the Elon team victory.

NCCU returns home for a non-conference match against fellow Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) member Howard University on Sunday at 10 a.m.

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