LYNCHBURG, Va. – Lynchburg College downed visiting Guilford College, 7-2, in an Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) match Sunday. The Hornets improved to 7-7 overall, 4-3 in the league. The Quakers dropped to 1-11, 0-8 in the conference.
Lynchburg captured two of three doubles points with wins in the second and third flights. Emily Simpson and Reagan Coon claimed an 8-3 win over the Quakers’ Chandler MacDonald and Leigh Fishman at second doubles. Sarah Wyly and Kelsey Dowling’s 8-2 win over Guilford’s Makayla McLaurin and Brooklyn Hopkins gave the Hornets a 2-0 edge before Guilford’s Katie Claggett and Nora Prokosch pulled out a 9-7 win over Lynchburg’s Christina Harris and Lilli Altenberg.
Guilford’s Prokosch downed Simpson at second singles, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, but Lynchburg claimed the remaining five singles contests. Harris downed Claggett at first singles and Dowling topped MacDonald in the fifth flight by matching scores of 6-0, 6-0.
Coach Dave McCain’s Quakers visit league-rival Sweet Briar College Friday (4/14) at 3:30 p.m.
Tennis Match Results
Guilford vs Lynchburg
Apr 09, 2017 at Lynchburg, Va.
(Lynchburg Tennis Courts)
Lynchburg 7, Guilford 2
Singles competition
1. Christina Harris (LCW) def. Katie Claggett (GC) 6-0, 6-0
2. Nora Prokosch (GC) def. Emily Simpson (LCW) 7-5, 6-4, 4-6
3. Sarah Wyly (LCW) def. Leigh Fishman (GC) 7-6 (7-4), 6-0
4. Lilli Altenburg (LCW) def. Brooklyn Hopkins (GC) 6-0, 6-2
5. Kelsey Dowling (LCW) def. Chandler MacDonald (GC) 6-0, 6-0
6. Reagan Coon (LCW) def. Makayla McLaurin (GC) 8-0
Doubles competition
1. Katie Claggett/Nora Prokosch (GC) def. Christina Harris/Lilli Altenburg (LCW) 9-7
2. Emily Simpson/Reagan Coon (LCW) def. Chandler MacDonald/Leigh Fishman (GC) 8-3
3. Sarah Wyly/Kelsey Dowling (LCW) def. Makayla McLaurin/Brooklyn Hopkins (GC) 8-2
Match Notes:
Guilford 1-11, 0-8 ODAC
Lynchburg 7-7, 4-3 ODAC
Old Dominion Athletic Conference match
T-5:00
A-40