ANDERSON, S.C. - No. 14 California (Pa) earned a 3-0 lead following
the doubles round and captured five of the six singles matches, as
Anderson University women's tennis fall 8-1, Saturday afternoon at
the AU Tennis Complex.
The setback was the Trojans' fourth of the season, as they fall to 6-4 on the year dropping their last three matches. With the win, California (Pa) improves to 3-2 on the season.
Junior Rebecca Bruning was the lone Trojan to gain a victory
today. Bruning defeated the No. 24 player in the country Lena
Dimmer, 6-1, 6-2 improving her singles record to 7-2 on the
year.
Anderson remains home on Monday when it welcomes non-conference
opponent Converse. First serve is set for 3:30 p.m. at the AU
Tennis Complex.
#14 California (PA) 8, Anderson 1
Singles competition
1. Kiefer Shaw (CAL) def. Ivey Welborn (AU-W) 6-4, 7-5
2. Rebecca Bruning (AU-W) def. Lena Dimmer (CAL) 6-1, 6-2
3. Jasi Witherspoon (CAL) def. Alexandra Ebner (AU-W) 6-3, 6-3
4. Veronika Mikulis (CAL) def. Jennifer Holcombe (AU-W) 6-4,
6-4
5. Holly Bennett (CAL) def. Nikkola Wichenko (AU-W) 6-3, 6-3
6. Alyssa Savill (CAL) def. Abigail Gregory (AU-W) 6-3, 7-5
Doubles competition
1. K. Shaw/L. Dimmer (CAL) def. R. Bruning/I. Welborn (AU) 8-2
2. J. Witherspoon/H. Bennett (CAL) def. A. Ebner/J. Holcombe (AU)
8-2
3. A. Savill/V. Mikulis (CAL) def. A. Gregory/E. Beachy (AU)
8-2
