Women's Tennis | 3/29/2015 9:49:00 PM

Demorest, GA - The Piedmont College women's tennis team was handed its third straight loss with a 9-0 shutout to North Carolina Wesleyan College earlier today at Burgen Tennis Courts.  The Battling Bishops, ranked 9th in the region, moved to 7-2 having won their last seven matches as N.C. Wesleyan is an undefeated 7-0 in league play.     

The competition involved two regionally ranked players in N.C. Wesleyan's Natalia Lopez and Maria Fernanda Orona as the two combined for a win at #1 doubles and are currently ranked by the ITA as the 13th ranked doubles pairing in the South Atlantic Region.

Also ranked in singles play at #19 in the region, Lopez won at #1 singles in straight sets over CHRISTIAN WADE as well.  

The Lady Lions move to 3-7 overall with the loss dropping to 2-3 in USA South play.  

Piedmont will now take a step out of conference play for its next action taking on Oglethorpe University this coming Tuesday, March 31 in Atlanta, Georgia.  First serve vs. the in-state foe is set for 3:30 pm.

N.C. Wesleyan 9, Piedmont College 0
Mar 29, 2015 at Demorest, GA (Burgen Tennis Courts) 

Singles competition

1. Natalia Lopez (NCWW) def. CHRISTIAN WADE (PCW) 6-1, 6-2

2. Rachel Hui (NCWW) def. AMANDA BLACKWELL (PCW) 6-1, 6-0

3. Maria Fernanda Orona (NCWW) def. DURDEN SMITH (PCW) 6-1, 6-0

4. Valeria Berber (NCWW) def. MORGAN COWART (PCW) 6-1, 6-0

5. Sofia Gonzalez (NCWW) def. TATIANA BURKETT (PCW) 6-1, 6-2

6. Sofia Prado (NCWW) def. KARINA RIVERA (PCW) 6-0, 6-1

 

Doubles competition

1. Natalia Lopez/Maria Fernanda Orona (NCWW) def. CHRISTIAN WADE/DURDEN SMITH (PCW) 8-3

2. Rachel Hui/Sofia Gonzalez (NCWW) def. AMANDA BLACKWELL/NICOLE PARRISH (PCW) 8-2

3. Sofia Prado/Valeria Berber (NCWW) def. MORGAN COWART/KARINA RIVERA (PCW) 8-0