AIKEN, S.C. - A sweep of the doubles action lifted the Anderson women's tennis team to a 5-1 win past USC Aiken, in non-conference play Friday afternoon at the USC Aiken tennis Complex.
Anderson (4-1) claimed its third consecutive win, while the Lady Pacers dropped to 3-3 on the season.
The Trojan duo of Shelby Anderson and Camie Beaulieu-Brunet outlasted Aiken's Stephanie Humphrey and Margot Simon, 8-5, at No. 1, while Avery Owens Lauren Trumbull improved to 3-1 on the season by defeating Andrea Cediel and Franziska Regel, 8-3, at No. 2. Anderson's Marcela Gallegos and Julie Halbert won their second consecutive match with an 8-5 win over Melanie Schnieder and Caitlyn Lawrence.
In singles' action, Beaulieu-Brunet defeated Humphrey in
straight sets, 6-3, 6-3, while Halbert won her third straight match
and clinched the win with a 6-0, 6-2 win at No. 3.
Anderson has little time to rest, as the Trojans play their fourth
match in as many days when they travel to Mars Hill for a South
Atlantic Conference contest. First-serve versus the Lady Lions is
scheduled for 1 p.m.
Tennis Match Results
Anderson vs USC Aiken
Feb 18, 2011 at Aiken, SC
(USC Aiken Tennis Complex)
Anderson 5, USC Aiken 1
Singles competition
1. Camie Beaulieu-Brunet (AUW) def. Stephanie Humphrey (USCAW) 6-3,
6-3
2. Margot Simon (USCAW) def. Avery Owens (AUW) 6-4, 6-2
3. Julie Halbert (AUW) def. Andrea Cediel (USCAW) 6-0, 6-2
4. Franziska Regel (USCAW) vs. Lauren Trumbull (AUW) unfinished
5. Melanie Schnieder (USCAW) vs. Shelby Anderson (AUW)
unfinished
6. Caitlyn Lawrence (USCAW) vs. Emily Weiland (AUW) unfinished
Doubles competition
1. Shelby Anderson/Camie Beaulieu-Brunet (AUW) def. Stephanie
Humphrey/Margot Simon (USCAW) 8-5
2. Avery Owens/Lauren Trumbull (AUW) def. Andrea Cediel/Franziska
Regel (USCAW) 8-3
3. Marcela Gallegos/Julie Halbert (AUW) def. Melanie
Schnieder/Caitlyn Lawrence (USCAW) 8-5
Match Notes:
Anderson 4-1
USC Aiken 3-3
